Ross Kerber
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I write about #corpgov and related topics for @Reuters.com including #climate and #ESG business issues. Subscribe to my newsletter - https://lnkd.in/eXWpCMDe
New for this week's @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column, a talk with #Christian investor Robert Netzly about biblical values and his efforts vs. "spiritual money laundering." Subscription link in story - www.reuters.com/markets/chri...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New for this week's @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column, a talk with #Christian investor Robert Netzly about biblical values and his efforts vs. "spiritual money laundering." Subscription link in story - www.reuters.com/markets/chri...
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Pentagon reporters could be seen leaving the sprawling U.S. military headquarters with boxes after at least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less coverage of the world's most powerful military.
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Pentagon reporters could be seen leaving the sprawling U.S. military headquarters with boxes after at least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less coverage of the world's most powerful military.
New for @reuters.com a look at how #nonprofits have banded together vs #Trump and a talk with the leader of the #MacArthurFoundation www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
October 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New for @reuters.com a look at how #nonprofits have banded together vs #Trump and a talk with the leader of the #MacArthurFoundation www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
NEW - Today US #financial regulators told ExxonMobil it could proceed with a plan to let mom-and-pop investors vote with management, a factor in #ESG battles. Our latest for @reuters.com herewith. How might this impact voting outcomes? DMs welcome - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Exxon to offer auto-voting to counter shareholder activism
Exxon Mobil is introducing a unique shareholder voting mechanism that will allow retail investors to automatically cast ballots in step with board recommendations during annual meetings, a move that may help the top U.S. oil producer fend off activist campaigns.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
NEW - Today US #financial regulators told ExxonMobil it could proceed with a plan to let mom-and-pop investors vote with management, a factor in #ESG battles. Our latest for @reuters.com herewith. How might this impact voting outcomes? DMs welcome - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Companies since 2020 have added more details about the race, ethnicity and gender of their boardrooms, but the trends reversed this year amid anti-DEI pressure from #Trump and other factors. Here's my writeup for my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter - tinyurl.com/3sf6hwu8
The not-so-mysterious case of disappearing boardroom diversity stats
With U.S. President Donald Trump railing against corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and axing government ones, it may come as no surprise that U.S. companies are reporting fewer race and gender details about their directors.
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May 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Companies since 2020 have added more details about the race, ethnicity and gender of their boardrooms, but the trends reversed this year amid anti-DEI pressure from #Trump and other factors. Here's my writeup for my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter - tinyurl.com/3sf6hwu8
For this week's @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter I followed up on news from State Street Global Advisors - famous for its #FearlessGirl statue - that it was dropping #boardroom #diversity targets in its latest #ESG stewardship guidelines. Story herewith - www.reuters.com/markets/us/f...
As ‘Fearless Girl’ sponsor retreats, so do diversity fund flows
When fund manager State Street installed the bronze statue known as "Fearless Girl" in 2017 to stare down Wall Street's massive "Charging Bull" sculpture, it was hailed as a breakthrough moment in financial messaging.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For this week's @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter I followed up on news from State Street Global Advisors - famous for its #FearlessGirl statue - that it was dropping #boardroom #diversity targets in its latest #ESG stewardship guidelines. Story herewith - www.reuters.com/markets/us/f...
New #DEI news for @Reuters -
Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
"Fearless Girl" statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets
State Street's asset management unit on Friday dropped targets for the number of women and minority directors who should serve on corporate boards, according to new proxy voting guidance posted on its website.
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March 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
New #DEI news for @Reuters -
Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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The Trump White House sent termination notices to at least some US Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt of the email reviewed by Reuters reut.rs/4jUiRK6
Trump White House sends termination letters to some Biden-appointed US Attorneys, email shows
The Trump White House on Wednesday sent termination notices to at least some U.S. Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt of the email reviewed by Reuters.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Trump White House sent termination notices to at least some US Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt of the email reviewed by Reuters reut.rs/4jUiRK6
New take on things from @nyccomptroller.bsky.social , who has been reading his @timothysnyder.bsky.social - www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc...
NYC Comptroller Lander urges US CEOs: Do not obey Trump in advance
Yesterday I called up New York City Comptroller Brad Lander for his take, as an activist investor, on a move by Institutional Shareholder Services to end diversity considerations in its boardroom recommendations.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New take on things from @nyccomptroller.bsky.social , who has been reading his @timothysnyder.bsky.social - www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc...
New news from ISS could have a major impact on corporate #DEI policies - ISS ends diversity considerations for US boardrooms, citing Trump orders - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
ISS ends diversity considerations for US boardrooms, citing Trump orders
Top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services said on Tuesday it will no longer consider the gender, racial or ethnic diversity of U.S. company boards when making its voting recommendations.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
New news from ISS could have a major impact on corporate #DEI policies - ISS ends diversity considerations for US boardrooms, citing Trump orders - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
New - #Vanguard is tweaking its #diversity #proxyvoting policies for U.S. corporate #boardrooms, a sign of the shifting dynamics of corporate #DEI efforts now under attack from the #Trump administration. Here's our @reuters.com ters story - www.reuters.com/world/us/van...
Vanguard dials back diversity language for US corporate boards
Top mutual fund manager Vanguard removed some of its guidance for U.S. companies to include women and minority directors, a sign of the shifting dynamics of corporate diversity efforts that have come under attack from the new Trump administration.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New - #Vanguard is tweaking its #diversity #proxyvoting policies for U.S. corporate #boardrooms, a sign of the shifting dynamics of corporate #DEI efforts now under attack from the #Trump administration. Here's our @reuters.com ters story - www.reuters.com/world/us/van...
New from late yesterday, #Costco investors strongly rejected a call for a review of #DEI efforts. It was a counter-message as other companies roll back DEI efforts. @reuters.com story - Costco shareholders reject call for review of diversity programs - www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco shareholders vote against proposal for report on diversity programs
Costco Wholesale shareholders voted against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the U.S. company said on Thursday, against the backdrop of intense scrutiny of such policies.
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January 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New from late yesterday, #Costco investors strongly rejected a call for a review of #DEI efforts. It was a counter-message as other companies roll back DEI efforts. @reuters.com story - Costco shareholders reject call for review of diversity programs - www.reuters.com/business/ret...
My @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column tracks
#DonaldTrump #corpgov -related actions like his
#RTO mandate. In Boston, Trillium's CEO has a different idea to bring back workers. Being in a super-luxe workspace doesn't hurt. Newsletter signup link in comments. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#DonaldTrump #corpgov -related actions like his
#RTO mandate. In Boston, Trillium's CEO has a different idea to bring back workers. Being in a super-luxe workspace doesn't hurt. Newsletter signup link in comments. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
One Boston CEO's FOMO RTO strategy
While leaders from the White House to Wall Street order workers back into their offices, one Boston CEO uses carrots rather than sticks to lure his employees to work.
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January 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column tracks
#DonaldTrump #corpgov -related actions like his
#RTO mandate. In Boston, Trillium's CEO has a different idea to bring back workers. Being in a super-luxe workspace doesn't hurt. Newsletter signup link in comments. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#DonaldTrump #corpgov -related actions like his
#RTO mandate. In Boston, Trillium's CEO has a different idea to bring back workers. Being in a super-luxe workspace doesn't hurt. Newsletter signup link in comments. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
New from us - #BlackRock settles #Tennessee #ESG lawsuit with new #corpgov disclosures - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Tennessee Attorney General settles ESG dispute with BlackRock
Republican-led Tennessee and asset manager BlackRock settled a dispute over the company's use of ESG factors in its investment decisions, according to a statement by the state's Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Friday.
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January 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New from us - #BlackRock settles #Tennessee #ESG lawsuit with new #corpgov disclosures - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
U.S. companies have been in retreat mode from #DEI efforts, but their shareholders haven't really weighed in on what they want to happen. That's about to change as #AGM season gets going like at #Deere. Read more in my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column here - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Deere & Co's DEI showdown
Big investors are about to weigh in on corporate diversity, equity & inclusion efforts. Many of their U.S. portfolio companies are in retreat mode from the DEI values they embraced in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter movement, as executives now worry about attacks from conservative influencers and Republicans holding power in Washington.
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January 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
U.S. companies have been in retreat mode from #DEI efforts, but their shareholders haven't really weighed in on what they want to happen. That's about to change as #AGM season gets going like at #Deere. Read more in my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column here - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Good roundup of a bad situation by my colleagues. Thoughts to you #LA friends and colleagues - www.reuters.com/markets/us/l...
Los Angeles money managers overseeing $4 trln grapple with wildfire impact on operations, staff
Los Angeles-based asset management firms overseeing more than $4 trillion in assets are grappling with the impact of the region's destructive wildfires on their operations, with some relocating office space and supporting staff members who have lost their homes.
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January 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Good roundup of a bad situation by my colleagues. Thoughts to you #LA friends and colleagues - www.reuters.com/markets/us/l...
New news about an investor #climate group pausing its efforts after #blackrock dropped out last week - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Exclusive: Investor climate group suspends activities after BlackRock exit
A flagship coalition aimed at aligning the asset management industry with global climate goals said it was suspending its activities on Monday, days after BlackRock , the world's biggest investor, left amid a political backlash in the United States.
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January 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
New news about an investor #climate group pausing its efforts after #blackrock dropped out last week - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
For my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column this week I looked at the #ESG topics that will determine the balance of power among shareholders, corporate leaders and politicians, such as whether #assetmanagers will face new restrictions and #CEO pay. What else? tinyurl.com/a2zzvt7z
Four ESG finance topics for 2025
Executives' concerns for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors seems in retreat by many measures. Banks have withdrawn from climate groups, companies are toning down diversity efforts, and boardroom demographics get a lower priority in director searches.
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January 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
For my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column this week I looked at the #ESG topics that will determine the balance of power among shareholders, corporate leaders and politicians, such as whether #assetmanagers will face new restrictions and #CEO pay. What else? tinyurl.com/a2zzvt7z
I meant to post this #healtchare and #ESG story yesterday about #unitedhealth - www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Shareholders urge UnitedHealth to analyze impact of healthcare denials
UnitedHealth Group shareholders on Wednesday said they requested the company prepare a report on the costs and public health impact related to its "practices that limit or delay access to healthcare."
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January 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I meant to post this #healtchare and #ESG story yesterday about #unitedhealth - www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant who admitted to lying about US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s interactions with a Ukrainian energy company, was sentenced to six years in prison, court records showed reut.rs/4h6wvHP
Ex-FBI informant who fabricated claims about Bidens sentenced to 6 years
A former FBI informant who admitted to lying about U.S. President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s interactions with a Ukrainian energy company was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday, court records showed.
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January 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant who admitted to lying about US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s interactions with a Ukrainian energy company, was sentenced to six years in prison, court records showed reut.rs/4h6wvHP
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Massachusetts & Michigan remain the only two states where the governor claims to be completely exempt from public records laws, after time ran out to pass a bill in Michigan. #FOIA www.freep.com/story/news/p...
Bills to expand FOIA to Michigan governor and lawmakers die with abrupt House adjournment
A 2014 Free Press survey found Michigan was one of only two states where both the governor and the Legislature were exempt from open records laws.
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December 24, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Massachusetts & Michigan remain the only two states where the governor claims to be completely exempt from public records laws, after time ran out to pass a bill in Michigan. #FOIA www.freep.com/story/news/p...
A new anti- #ESG effort ahead of the 2025 proxy season - read up via @Reuters.com - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
US House committee targets another investor climate group
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is seeking information from some 60 U.S. asset managers about their involvement with an investor climate group, adding pressure against environmental efforts by large investors.
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December 24, 2024 at 4:03 PM
A new anti- #ESG effort ahead of the 2025 proxy season - read up via @Reuters.com - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Like most companies #BlackRock's clients have a spectrum of views on #climate and other #ESG matters. For my @reuters.com column this week I took a look at the competing pressures on BlackRock coming from #Indiana's pension system vs @scottishwidows.bsky.social www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
BlackRock's global client balancing act, from Indianapolis to Tokyo
We already knew that BlackRock's global customer base brings it conflicting pressures from clients, but developments in the past week drive home the point for the world's top asset manager.
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December 18, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Like most companies #BlackRock's clients have a spectrum of views on #climate and other #ESG matters. For my @reuters.com column this week I took a look at the competing pressures on BlackRock coming from #Indiana's pension system vs @scottishwidows.bsky.social www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Congressional #Republicans say top fund firms and activists are part of a #climate cartel. Firms deny wrongdoing, but new material shows companies like #BlackRock and #StateStreet at least worried about appearing too cozy with groups like #ceres. #esg #corpgov
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US House panel finds BlackRock, other asset managers wary of joining climate initiative
Top U.S. asset managers were worried that signing up to an industry climate initiative could make them appear to be working too closely together and draw regulatory scrutiny, according to a report released on Friday by a Republican-led U.S. congressional committee.
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December 16, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Congressional #Republicans say top fund firms and activists are part of a #climate cartel. Firms deny wrongdoing, but new material shows companies like #BlackRock and #StateStreet at least worried about appearing too cozy with groups like #ceres. #esg #corpgov
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