Shareholder Proposals on Political Activity Achieve Record Support

Earlier this year, we published a groundbreaking report on corporate political activity in the wake of the January 6th riot, and we have another Chatham House roundtable on this subject exclusively for ESG Center members coming up (look for an invitation soon).

This Alert focuses on shareholder proposals during the 2021 proxy season on three subjects: (1) political contributions, which generally seek disclosure of campaign financing policies and practices, (2) “traditional lobbying,” which typically ask for disclosure on companies’ lobbying policies and practices, and (3) a new topic, climate-related lobbying, asking companies to explain how their lobbying efforts align with the Paris Climate Agreement.

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