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...New York City comptroller Brad Lander accused BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, of caving in to a “misinformed and shortsighted war against ESG at the behest of special interests”....
...Part of the problem is that ESG funds often try to address too many factors at once, says Brad Lander, who runs New York City’s $248bn in pension funds, leading to “a loss of clarity and strategic attention...
...ESG Shareholder proposals Citigroup agrees to disclose green financing ratio Despite the backlash to environmental and social shareholder proposals, the New York City comptroller Brad Lander — who oversees...
...“There is a very compelling case for using [SDR bonds] to fill some of the funding holes in IDA in particular,” said Brad Setser, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations....
...The New York City comptroller, Brad Lander, has accused it of giving in to an anti-ESG pressure campaign he has called “misinformed and shortsighted”....
...The response to Apple’s audit by NYC comptroller Brad Lander and his fellow activist investors makes clear that they are also now turning their focus on the quality of these external audits....
...A smart, tenacious organiser, Barkan sought “to transform the playing field to change what’s winnable”, wrote friends Sarah Johnson and Brad Lander in The Nation....
...Brad Lander, New York City’s comptroller, says the city’s pension funds have not yet decided whether to vote for SOC’s nominees, but considers the campaign “an important next step in that process where shareholders...
...New York City comptroller Brad Lander said the board “failed to put safeguards in place despite having a business model that invites defamation litigation”, and the lack of a “proper strategy to mitigate...
...Either way, Related received further validation recently when Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller and a one-time Hudson Yards sceptic, noted the development was now delivering $200mn more in annual...
...The New York City comptroller, Brad Lander, filed the shareholder proposals for Bank of America, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Royal Bank of Canada to set improved targets for absolute reductions in emissions...
...Meanwhile, Democratic politicians, including New York comptroller Brad Lander, complain that BlackRock is failing to match its rhetoric with concrete actions aimed at pushing companies to address climate...
...In April, New York City comptroller Brad Lander launched a petition urging Amazon shareholders to vote against pay and two members of the company’s compensation committee....
...In a letter obtained by the Financial Times, New York City’s comptroller Brad Lander has asked Unilever’s board to give all shareholders a chance to vote on board changes sought by Peltz....
...The board has “failed to adequately respond to a majority-supported shareholder proposal filed in 2021 concerning worker protections in the food supply chain,” New York City comptroller Brad Lander said...
...“It’s basic fairness,” says Brad Lander, the city councillor behind the New York law....
...The most magnificent beard belongs to Brad McDonald, who took over as head chef in January....
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...Brad Pitt’s turn in Troy, Luna testifies, has done wonders for sales of the OWC translation of The Odyssey....
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