BBC (May 24)
“Climate protesters stormed Shell’s annual shareholder meeting in London, with security having to step in to protect board members.” The protestors, activists and other “campaign groups are looking to ramp up the pressure on Shell and other energy companies to bring forward those targets to absolute carbon emissions cuts by 2030 and focus more resources on renewables.” The proposed targets were, however, “rejected in a vote by shareholders at the meeting.”
Tags: 2030, Activists, Annual meeting, Board members, Carbon emissions, Climate, Energy, London, Pressure, Protect, Protesters, Rejected, Renewables, Resources, Security, Shell, Targets, Vote
Financial Times (September 4)
“Eighteen months ago, Brussels issued an ultimatum to business leaders—appoint more women to Europe’s boards or legal quotas would be introduced. Now the European Commission wants to carry out its threat by proposing laws that will require at least a 60-40 split between men and women by 2015.” ” While there “are still too few women on Europe’s boards….deciding to set a legal quota is misguided.” Quotas “will not resolve the obstacles that keep women from rising to the top.”
Tags: Board members, Brussels, EU, Europe, European Commission, Legal quotas, Women
