The ESG Weekly: National interests trump shareholders as French government blocks Carrefour acquisition and Exxon inches forward on climate

from Sustainability Now · host MSCI ESG Research LLC

Exxon has pledged to step up its carbon capture efforts, but climate‐focused investors may be keeping their champagne on ice. And although the COVID‐19 pandemic may have spurred a government veto, we take a look at why this is not necessarily a new phenomenon in the murky intersection between shareholder rights and national interests.

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