Ross Kerber
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I write about #corpgov and related topics for @Reuters.com including #climate and #ESG business issues. Subscribe to my newsletter - https://lnkd.in/eXWpCMDe
After #BlackRock's Larry Fink name-dropped Motor City in his recent #davos speech, I called up #Detroit Regional Chamber leader Sandy Baruah for a policy-priorities briefing for my @reuters.com column this week - tinyurl.com/bvv8ujwa
Detroit Calling: a post-Davos message from Motor City: Ross Kerber
Maybe you caught the speech by BlackRock CEO Larry Fink at last week's Davos conference, coverage of which focused on his worries that capitalism has undermined itself with too much inequality, and th...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:49 PM
After #BlackRock's Larry Fink name-dropped Motor City in his recent #davos speech, I called up #Detroit Regional Chamber leader Sandy Baruah for a policy-priorities briefing for my @reuters.com column this week - tinyurl.com/bvv8ujwa
I spoke with @asyousow.bsky.social leader Andrew Behar for today's @reuters.com column, here - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Shareholder activist Behar says Trump is 'disassembling capitalism'
A year of changes by U.S. President Donald Trump and his securities regulators means a lot of uncertainty heading into the springtime shareholder meeting season.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I spoke with @asyousow.bsky.social leader Andrew Behar for today's @reuters.com column, here - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
For my @reuters.com column this week I looked at the relationship between #democracy and #taxes with World Bank and Freedom House data. TLDR: It does look like low taxes don't always mean more freedom. (Column link in comments.)
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 PM
For my @reuters.com column this week I looked at the relationship between #democracy and #taxes with World Bank and Freedom House data. TLDR: It does look like low taxes don't always mean more freedom. (Column link in comments.)
- I spoke with Vanessa Williamson of @brookings.edu on how #taxpolicy shapes #democracy, for @reuters.com Yesterday was the anniversary of the #bostonteaparty which can be seen as opposition to a corporate tax cut - Occupy1773! Story and video interview here - lnkd.in/gh_gzxng
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
- I spoke with Vanessa Williamson of @brookings.edu on how #taxpolicy shapes #democracy, for @reuters.com Yesterday was the anniversary of the #bostonteaparty which can be seen as opposition to a corporate tax cut - Occupy1773! Story and video interview here - lnkd.in/gh_gzxng
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December 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I've been meaning to talk with #Israeli negotiator and peace activist Gershon Baskin about #Gaza -related demands on executives that raise this question: how much influence can companies have on national policies? My
@reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter column herewith - tinyurl.com/4tw3tt67
@reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter column herewith - tinyurl.com/4tw3tt67
Trump-Hamas negotiator says businesses can lean on Israel
Jerusalem-based peace activist and negotiator Gershon Baskin played an important role in the diplomacy between U.S. and Hamas leaders leading to the October deal pausing the war in Gaza.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I've been meaning to talk with #Israeli negotiator and peace activist Gershon Baskin about #Gaza -related demands on executives that raise this question: how much influence can companies have on national policies? My
@reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter column herewith - tinyurl.com/4tw3tt67
@reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter column herewith - tinyurl.com/4tw3tt67
New - On his way out the door, @bradlander.bsky.social urges #NYC pension funds to drop #BlackRock over #climate concerns, setting up a test for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and other officials. My @reuters.com story herewith -
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New - On his way out the door, @bradlander.bsky.social urges #NYC pension funds to drop #BlackRock over #climate concerns, setting up a test for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and other officials. My @reuters.com story herewith -
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New - Glass Lewis may register itself with the SEC, among other reforms Cheryl Gustitus says the proxy adviser is making to recast its role. "We're trying to evolve, we're not digging in," she tells me for today's @reuters.com #corpgov article - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
New - Glass Lewis may register itself with the SEC, among other reforms Cheryl Gustitus says the proxy adviser is making to recast its role. "We're trying to evolve, we're not digging in," she tells me for today's @reuters.com #corpgov article - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Take heart #ESG and shareholder-proposal activists, maybe it's not so bad - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Take heart #ESG and shareholder-proposal activists, maybe it's not so bad - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
New for this week's @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column, a talk with #Christian investor Robert Netzly about biblical values and his efforts vs. "spiritual money laundering." Subscription link in story - www.reuters.com/markets/chri...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New for this week's @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column, a talk with #Christian investor Robert Netzly about biblical values and his efforts vs. "spiritual money laundering." Subscription link in story - www.reuters.com/markets/chri...
Reposted by Ross Kerber
Pentagon reporters could be seen leaving the sprawling U.S. military headquarters with boxes after at least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less coverage of the world's most powerful military.
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Pentagon reporters could be seen leaving the sprawling U.S. military headquarters with boxes after at least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less coverage of the world's most powerful military.
New for @reuters.com a look at how #nonprofits have banded together vs #Trump and a talk with the leader of the #MacArthurFoundation www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
October 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New for @reuters.com a look at how #nonprofits have banded together vs #Trump and a talk with the leader of the #MacArthurFoundation www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
NEW - Today US #financial regulators told ExxonMobil it could proceed with a plan to let mom-and-pop investors vote with management, a factor in #ESG battles. Our latest for @reuters.com herewith. How might this impact voting outcomes? DMs welcome - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Exxon to offer auto-voting to counter shareholder activism
Exxon Mobil is introducing a unique shareholder voting mechanism that will allow retail investors to automatically cast ballots in step with board recommendations during annual meetings, a move that may help the top U.S. oil producer fend off activist campaigns.
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September 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
NEW - Today US #financial regulators told ExxonMobil it could proceed with a plan to let mom-and-pop investors vote with management, a factor in #ESG battles. Our latest for @reuters.com herewith. How might this impact voting outcomes? DMs welcome - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Companies since 2020 have added more details about the race, ethnicity and gender of their boardrooms, but the trends reversed this year amid anti-DEI pressure from #Trump and other factors. Here's my writeup for my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter - tinyurl.com/3sf6hwu8
The not-so-mysterious case of disappearing boardroom diversity stats
With U.S. President Donald Trump railing against corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and axing government ones, it may come as no surprise that U.S. companies are reporting fewer race and gender details about their directors.
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May 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Companies since 2020 have added more details about the race, ethnicity and gender of their boardrooms, but the trends reversed this year amid anti-DEI pressure from #Trump and other factors. Here's my writeup for my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter - tinyurl.com/3sf6hwu8
For this week's @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter I followed up on news from State Street Global Advisors - famous for its #FearlessGirl statue - that it was dropping #boardroom #diversity targets in its latest #ESG stewardship guidelines. Story herewith - www.reuters.com/markets/us/f...
As ‘Fearless Girl’ sponsor retreats, so do diversity fund flows
When fund manager State Street installed the bronze statue known as "Fearless Girl" in 2017 to stare down Wall Street's massive "Charging Bull" sculpture, it was hailed as a breakthrough moment in financial messaging.
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March 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
For this week's @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter I followed up on news from State Street Global Advisors - famous for its #FearlessGirl statue - that it was dropping #boardroom #diversity targets in its latest #ESG stewardship guidelines. Story herewith - www.reuters.com/markets/us/f...
New #DEI news for @Reuters -
Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
"Fearless Girl" statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets
State Street's asset management unit on Friday dropped targets for the number of women and minority directors who should serve on corporate boards, according to new proxy voting guidance posted on its website.
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March 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
New #DEI news for @Reuters -
Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Fearless Girl' statue sponsor State Street drops boardroom diversity targets - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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The Trump White House sent termination notices to at least some US Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt of the email reviewed by Reuters reut.rs/4jUiRK6
Trump White House sends termination letters to some Biden-appointed US Attorneys, email shows
The Trump White House on Wednesday sent termination notices to at least some U.S. Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt of the email reviewed by Reuters.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Trump White House sent termination notices to at least some US Attorneys around the country who had been appointed by Democratic President Joe Biden, according to an excerpt of the email reviewed by Reuters reut.rs/4jUiRK6
New take on things from @nyccomptroller.bsky.social , who has been reading his @timothysnyder.bsky.social - www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc...
NYC Comptroller Lander urges US CEOs: Do not obey Trump in advance
Yesterday I called up New York City Comptroller Brad Lander for his take, as an activist investor, on a move by Institutional Shareholder Services to end diversity considerations in its boardroom recommendations.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New take on things from @nyccomptroller.bsky.social , who has been reading his @timothysnyder.bsky.social - www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc...
New news from ISS could have a major impact on corporate #DEI policies - ISS ends diversity considerations for US boardrooms, citing Trump orders - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
ISS ends diversity considerations for US boardrooms, citing Trump orders
Top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services said on Tuesday it will no longer consider the gender, racial or ethnic diversity of U.S. company boards when making its voting recommendations.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
New news from ISS could have a major impact on corporate #DEI policies - ISS ends diversity considerations for US boardrooms, citing Trump orders - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
New - #Vanguard is tweaking its #diversity #proxyvoting policies for U.S. corporate #boardrooms, a sign of the shifting dynamics of corporate #DEI efforts now under attack from the #Trump administration. Here's our @reuters.com ters story - www.reuters.com/world/us/van...
Vanguard dials back diversity language for US corporate boards
Top mutual fund manager Vanguard removed some of its guidance for U.S. companies to include women and minority directors, a sign of the shifting dynamics of corporate diversity efforts that have come under attack from the new Trump administration.
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January 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New - #Vanguard is tweaking its #diversity #proxyvoting policies for U.S. corporate #boardrooms, a sign of the shifting dynamics of corporate #DEI efforts now under attack from the #Trump administration. Here's our @reuters.com ters story - www.reuters.com/world/us/van...
New from late yesterday, #Costco investors strongly rejected a call for a review of #DEI efforts. It was a counter-message as other companies roll back DEI efforts. @reuters.com story - Costco shareholders reject call for review of diversity programs - www.reuters.com/business/ret...
Costco shareholders vote against proposal for report on diversity programs
Costco Wholesale shareholders voted against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the U.S. company said on Thursday, against the backdrop of intense scrutiny of such policies.
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January 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New from late yesterday, #Costco investors strongly rejected a call for a review of #DEI efforts. It was a counter-message as other companies roll back DEI efforts. @reuters.com story - Costco shareholders reject call for review of diversity programs - www.reuters.com/business/ret...
My @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column tracks
#DonaldTrump #corpgov -related actions like his
#RTO mandate. In Boston, Trillium's CEO has a different idea to bring back workers. Being in a super-luxe workspace doesn't hurt. Newsletter signup link in comments. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#DonaldTrump #corpgov -related actions like his
#RTO mandate. In Boston, Trillium's CEO has a different idea to bring back workers. Being in a super-luxe workspace doesn't hurt. Newsletter signup link in comments. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
One Boston CEO's FOMO RTO strategy
While leaders from the White House to Wall Street order workers back into their offices, one Boston CEO uses carrots rather than sticks to lure his employees to work.
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January 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My @reuters.com #sustainablefinance column tracks
#DonaldTrump #corpgov -related actions like his
#RTO mandate. In Boston, Trillium's CEO has a different idea to bring back workers. Being in a super-luxe workspace doesn't hurt. Newsletter signup link in comments. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#DonaldTrump #corpgov -related actions like his
#RTO mandate. In Boston, Trillium's CEO has a different idea to bring back workers. Being in a super-luxe workspace doesn't hurt. Newsletter signup link in comments. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
New from us - #BlackRock settles #Tennessee #ESG lawsuit with new #corpgov disclosures - www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Tennessee Attorney General settles ESG dispute with BlackRock
Republican-led Tennessee and asset manager BlackRock settled a dispute over the company's use of ESG factors in its investment decisions, according to a statement by the state's Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Friday.
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January 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
New from us - #BlackRock settles #Tennessee #ESG lawsuit with new #corpgov disclosures - www.reuters.com/business/fin...