Church investors Announce Tougher Line on AGM Voting Policy

The Church Investors Group (CIG or the Group), representing 70 members and £21bn in assets, has this week written to the leaders of FTSE 350 companies to inform them that it will be enhancing its scrutiny of corporates ESG aspects this AGM season. The CIG already holds companies to high standards on executive pay, boardroom gender diversity, climate change, and tax justice. It regularly votes against executive remuneration schemes and votes against the reappointment of directors when pay schemes are particularly excessive. This year, new measures extend expectations on diversity…

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