Environmental, Social & Governance Briefs

This article originally appeared in Chief Executive on January 24, 2023.

Support for shareholder proposals on corporate political activity is dropping. This blog post explores the reasons why.

Following their success in 2021, the racial equity / civil rights audit shareholder proposal is already gaining much traction in 2022.

The “G” in ESG is still a hot topic for investors, as demonstrated by the success of governance proposals in this year’s proxy season.

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.

As we’re approaching the 26th Annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, we’ve taken a closer look at climate and other environmental shareholder proposals in 2021 – and what we might expect next year.

The success of human capital management (HCM) proposals helped drive the unprecedented level of support for “E&S” shareholder proposals in the 2021 proxy season. This blog focuses on what we saw in HCM proposals in 2021 and what to expect this autumn and next year.

The 2021 proxy season was unprecedented, with record support for shareholder proposals on E&S issues, sustained opposition to director elections, and significant support for governance proposals, especially at smaller companies. In this blog post, we review overall trends in E&S shareholder proposals and what they portend for next year.

This report from the field reveals how Suzano's and Ecofuturo Institute's long-term commitment to socioenvironmental responsibility in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is paying off.