ArcelorMittal feels the heat from activists at AGM 🔒
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal SA came under fire from non-governmental organisations at its shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday over its environmental transgressions and lack of transparency.
The tense 2020 annual general meeting of Amsa, the country’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, follows a similarly fraught meeting last year as part of a growing trend at AGMs that has seen activists demanding accountability from corporates, particularly on environmental matters as climate change concerns grow.
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