The differences – and similarities – between how companies govern themselves are highlighted in a new report
Major asset managers have tightened their positions. BNP Paribas AM supported only 22% of climate action plans; Amundi AM, only 40%.
Big European managers oppose more than half of corporate climate votes, research by shareholder advisory firm reveals.
US shareholders tend to approve companies’ climate plans, while support is waning among European shareholders, finds study.
Shareholder support for ESG-related proposals has grown by 14 percent year on year, with 2022 recording a total of 79 shareholder proposals filed globally, compared with 69 proposals the previous year, according to the latest survey from SquareWell Partners.
This year’s study demonstrates that investors may have reached the saturation point of visible governance and sustainability integration, giving the foundation for practical considerations on these topics for stewardship activities, and progress on how investors think about integration.
Companies globally were keener than ever to discuss their climate strategies at AGMs in 2022
Each year, SquareWell Partners (“SquareWell”) publishes a study – The Playing Field – reviewing how 50 of the world’s largest asset managers (“Top 50”) are factoring governance and sustainability considerations within their investment decisionmaking processes and their approach to stewarding portfolio companies.
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Increasing ESG Scrutiny Makes Current Rate the Raters Study Even More Crucial.
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