From high pay to high carbon: Can shareholder activism hold companies accountable to the Paris Agreement?

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High pay is just the tip of the iceberg, argues ShareAction's Juliet Phillips, if investors are to get serious about challenging corporate behaviour, the biggest risk that needs addressing is climate change

It's mid-April. Days are getting longer, the fields are full of lambs, and there are whispers of a shareholder spring in the air. Just weeks into AGM season and we've already witnessed major investors...

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