UK 資産 経営者/支配人s `backtracked on 気候 決意/決議s at oil major AGMs´

Some of the UK’s largest 投資家s have been (刑事)被告 of backtracking on their support for a 気候 決意/決議 at oil majors’ 年次の general 会合s this year.

株主 行動主義者 group Follow This said on Monday that 資産 経営者/支配人s such as 合法的な & General, abrdn, Janus Henderson, Schroders and Aviva have 投票(する)d against their 決意/決議 at several 2023 会合s when they had 以前 supported it.

The Dutch group puts 今後 a 決意/決議 at AGMs each year calling for oil majors to 提携させる their 気候 戦略 with 的s 始める,決める out by the Paris 協定.

HSBC 資産 管理/経営 is the only large British 投資家 who 投票(する)d for the 決意/決議 伴う/関わるing 爆撃する, BP, TotalEnergies, Chevron and ExxonMobil in 2023.

合法的な & General, abrdn and Janus Henderson 投票(する)d against the 決意/決議 at US oil companies Chevron and ExxonMobil this year, having 以前 投票(する)d for it in previous years, によれば Follow This.

They managed to talk 投資家s into this 誤った 窮地 that they have to chose between 利益(をあげる) and 気候, but you can do both
示す 先頭 Baal

Schroders 投票(する)d for the 決意/決議 at UK companies 爆撃する and BP in 2022 but did not support it at the 会社/堅いs’ AGMs this year.

Follow This said asset managers have backtracked in their votes (Jane Barlow/PA)

Follow This said 資産 経営者/支配人s have backtracked in their 投票(する)s (Jane Barlow/PA)

Aviva only 投票(する)d for the 決意/決議 at ExxonMobil this year, having 以前 支援するd it at 爆撃する and Chevron in 2022 同様に.

Follow This 創立者 示す 先頭 Baal said 現在の windfall 利益(をあげる)s 代表する a once-in-a-lifetime 適切な時期 to 投資する in new 商売/仕事 models in renewable energy.

Instead he said that 爆撃する, BP, Total, Exxon and Chevron are using 投票(する)s against their 気候 決意/決議s to 正当化する 延期するing 放出/発行s 削減(する)s, which 衝突s with the goal of Paris to 限界 全世界の warming to 1.5C.

He 追加するd that Paris will fail unless the oil 産業 changes, which is a 決定/判定勝ち(する) for 株主s.

Mr 先頭 Baal told the PA news 機関: “It’s not a choice between 気候 and 利益(をあげる) but it’s a choice between change and inaction.

“The oil majors 明白に don’t want to change. They want to 粘着する on to their 商売/仕事 model as long as possible and we know that they do that already for 10年間s.

“They managed to talk 投資家s into this 誤った 窮地 that they have to chose between 利益(をあげる) and 気候, but you can do both.”

気候 change is one of the defining 問題/発行するs of our time
合法的な & General

合法的な & General said it 支援するs the F ollow This 提案’s basic 原則s but its 言い回し 課すs inflexibility on companies that is challenging to 正当化する at the moment.

A spokesperson said: “We fundamentally 拒絶する the 主張 from Follow This about sacrificing Paris for short-称する,呼ぶ/期間/用語 利益(をあげる)s.

“気候 change is one of the defining 問題/発行するs of our time. In 承認 of its 潜在的に 壊滅的な 結果s for the world ? and the 財政上の materiality to our (弁護士の)依頼人s’ 資産s ? we proactively use our 発言する/表明する and support 成果/努力s to 提携させる the 全世界の economy with a 1.5C pathway.”

The 会社/堅い said it had supported 70% of 株主 決意/決議s on 気候 by the end of May 2023 and its 投票(する)ing 記録,記録的な/記録する 論証するs its かかわり合い to 持つ/拘留するing companies to account for failing to 演説(する)/住所 気候 危険s.

We are transparent on our approach - the 投票(する)ing 決定/判定勝ち(する)s that have been taken and why these 決定/判定勝ち(する)s have been reached are 公然と 利用できる on our website
Andrew Mason, abrdn

Aviva referred to its 投票(する)ing 記録,記録的な/記録する for 2023, which said the 決意/決議 did not 追加する any value or a strong 事例/患者 was not made at 爆撃する and Chevron AGMs.

Andrew Mason, 長,率いる of active 所有権 at abrdn, said: “We are supportive of the spirit of the 決意/決議 and the 業績/成就 of the Paris 気候 協定.

“However, the 決意/決議 does not fully account for the 現在進行中の 約束/交戦 abrdn has had with investee companies or the steps already 存在 taken by companies to 演説(する)/住所 気候 change.

“abrdn is committed to work with investee companies to 達成する GHG 削減s.

“We are transparent on our approach ? the 投票(する)ing 決定/判定勝ち(する)s that have been taken a nd why these 決定/判定勝ち(する)s have been reached are 公然と 利用できる on our website.”

A Schroders spokesperson said: “Every 決意/決議 is a 明確な/細部 ask of a 明確な/細部 company which we 査定する/(税金などを)課す through our own 根底となる 研究.

“Our approach is therefore tailored to each company 状況 and we consider each 株主 決意/決議 in 詳細(に述べる).

“We have been 活発に engaging with oil majors for 10年間s and our nuanced approach has led us to support the Follow This 決意/決議 at Chevron and Exxon, where we agreed there was a 欠如(する) of ambitious 逮捕する 無 かかわり合いs and 的s, but not at the European oil majors, which are 目的(とする)ing to 移行 to 逮捕する 無 商売/仕事 models and have 始める,決める 暫定的な 的s covering the use of their energy 製品s.”

PA also 接触するd Janus Henderson for comment.

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