2015 The United Nations introduced their 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which they described as a ‘blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all’.
2016 The Paris Agreement – signed by 195 countries the previous year – came into effect, aiming to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably to 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels.
2017 State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) voted against the re-election of directors at 400 companies that failed to make any significant effort to appoint women to their all-male boards.
62% of ExxonMobile shareholders went against management’s recommendations by voting to require the world's largest oil and gas company to report on the impacts of climate change on its business.