Tag archives: energy

Policy activists get tough on climate change

By Matthew Lau (Toronto) on April 11, 2016 Posted in Shareholder Activism

As we previously predicted in a 2014 article, The Rise of Policy Activists?, policy activism in Canada is gaining speed. In this year’s upcoming proxy season, a hot topic for policy activists is the potential transition to a global low-carbon economy. Canada is currently working towards a national climate change plan and one of the … Continue reading

Outlook in oil and gas: Increasing shareholder activism in 2015

By Jenny Yoo on January 6, 2015 Posted in Shareholder Activism

Industry professionals envision an increase in shareholder activism in light of falling prices and growing activist investor successes. Chad Brownstein, CEO of Rocky Mountain Resources, commented on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” that “[w]hat you’re going to see in the market in 2015 is an immense amount of activists turning their guns toward oil companies.” Brownstein noted … Continue reading