Can investors change an oil company from within?

Published: March 13, 2023, 2:30 a.m.

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Some oil and gas giants are being pushed by shareholders to adopt more climate friendly strategies.

An environmental law charity is suing the directors of a global oil company, arguing their climate strategy is not adequate to meet current targets, supported by other shareholders. Elsewhere, a group of investors in another fossil fuel giant, recently unseated multiple board members in an effort to force a change of direction.

How effective is this form of activism?\\n \\nPresenter Paul Connolly is joined by: \\nChris James, Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Engine No.1, US \\nCamila Domonoske, NPR journalist, US \\nTariq Fancy, former Global Chief Investment officer for Sustainable Investing at BlackRock, Canada \\nEmail us: theclimatequestion@bbc.com \\nProducers: Ben Cooper and Mora Morrison \\nResearcher: Matt Toulson \\nProduction Coordinator: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill \\nSeries Producer: Alex Lewis \\nEditor: China Collins \\nSound Engineer: James Beard and Rod Farquhar

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