Chris Hohn

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Unilever plans to cut emissions from its operations to net zero by 2030, and to halve the environmental impact of its products. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA Wire
Unilever to put its climate change plans to a shareholder vote

Consumer goods giant Unilever will put its plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a shareholder vote, it said on Monday, becoming the first blue-chi(...)

Herbert Diess’s blunder is seen as a gift to those already opposed to his leadership. Photograph: Bloomberg
Nazi blunder casts doubt over VW chief’s future

Independent investors have raised questions about the future of Volkswagen’s chief executive Herbert Diess after he evoked a Nazi phrase in a manageme(...)

A visitor looks at the Safran turbojet engine at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition Photograph: AFP
Hedge fund to vote against Safran’s lower offer for Zodiac

Activist hedge fund TCI will vote against Safran’s revised offer for Zodiac Aerospace even after a fiercely fought campaign against the deal in which (...)

Millionaire financier Randy Work, who has lost a Court of Appeal fight after complaining that his estranged wife walked away with too much money following the breakdown of their marriage.
Financier Randy Work asks judge to take his ‘genius’ into account in divorce case

A former Lone Star Funds executive, who asked judges to weigh the value of “genius” in a bid to win a bigger share of a £140 million (€165 million) fo(...)

Europe’s most aggressive activist investor has called for a radical overhaul of executive pay at Volkswagen, arguing “corporate excess on an epic scale” encouraged risk taking that contributed to the diesel emissions scandal.
Hedge fund launches activist campaign against Volkswagen

Europe’s most aggressive activist investor has called for a radical overhaul of executive pay at Volkswagen, arguing “corporate excess on an epic scal(...)