Railpen updates 2024 voting policy

Supplier payments, climate disclosures, minority shareholders prioritised for upcoming season

Jasmine Urquhart
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Railpen's 2024 voting priorities include equal shareholder rights, climate and biodiversity risk, and EDI on boards
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Railpen's 2024 voting priorities include equal shareholder rights, climate and biodiversity risk, and EDI on boards

Railpen has published its updated voting policy for 2024, detailing its new policies on late supplier payments, climate disclosures and shareholder voting rights.

The investment manager for the £34bn Railways Pension Scheme said in its report its voting approach will cover both negative and positive votes as well as abstentions. A new priority for the upc...

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