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
The Growing Importance of Sustainability and Governance in Investment Decisions Leads Asset Managers to Create Their Own Data Methodology.
Chief Executive Larry Fink Seeks ‘To Translate Individual Investor Views into Voting Instructions’ for the First Time.
Increasing ESG Scrutiny Makes Current Rate the Raters Study Even More Crucial.
Louis Barbier, Partner, gives an exclusive interview on activism dynamics within a volatile market
Japan's asset managers nudged the volume up another notch at shareholder meetings this year, increasingly opposing management proposals and adding momentum to a policy of attracting foreign investors.
Boards should consider the pros and cons of reaching a settlement with activists as campaigns once again make headlines after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Carl Icahn has stepped up his criticism of the McDonald’s board leading up to its annual meeting in May. In a letter to shareholders late last month, the activist claimed the board was “failing shareholders and stakeholders by presiding over animal welfare violations, supply chain lapses and what I perceive to be a hollow environmental, social and governance ... agenda.”
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