Bénédicte Hautefort’s Column
The half-year results season has kicked off. 32 companies from the 13 countries monitored by Scalens (Europe, Switzerland, UK, US) have now released their half-yearly results. They are mainly British,…
The half-year results season has kicked off. 32 companies from the 13 countries monitored by Scalens (Europe, Switzerland, UK, US) have now released their half-yearly results. They are mainly British,…
There is a huge gap between the emotional and economic situation in France and our financial image abroad, which remains excellent. CAC 40 has a long tradition of not being…
Orpea: decisive AGM on 28 June How far can the public authorities go to save Orpea and find a solution for the 267,000 residents of its retirement homes? A solution…
Votes on purpose did not make much noise at the general meetings this year, and yet they continue to make their way into the articles of association, including the most…
The shareholder meeting season has just come to an end. All over the world, there have been a number of high-profile incidents: the police intervention to evacuate climate activists at…
Climate activism seems to have reached a peak in the US, when it is gaining support in Europe, including from political power. French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne publicly supported the…
After several years of unconditional support for climate activists, public opinion is shifting in favour of companies, including the banks that finance fossil fuels. This winter, the lines shifted first…
Discharge reject at Philips: will management stay in place? The shareholders of Philips have just rejected, by 76%, the discharge given to the management for its management. The discharge is…
Abortion rights activism in the US – a case study replicable on all topics Abortion right becomes a boardroom topic in the USA, and also a case study for activism…
Climate activists warned: this year they will hit hard. This April is marked by the ING case in the Netherlands and the ENEL case in Italy, both of which show…