How Boards Can Engage Investors On Human Capital Management
Boards are now broadening their oversight to capitalize on the criticality of more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations—and strong organizational culture.
Boards are now broadening their oversight to capitalize on the criticality of more diverse, equitable and inclusive organizations—and strong organizational culture.
Companies that drag their feet on addressing workplace issues risk shareholders intensifying efforts to effect change—and some of those efforts could take other forms, which would not be welcomed by board members.
Early signs indicate that investors may be willing to use the different voting tools—even those unrelated to climate issues—to increasingly signal their opposition to non-credible climate transition plans.
Traditional printed documents—long, complex and typically mailed by post—are inadequate when the needs and wishes of shareholders are so varied.
Certain words can result in positive or negative recommendations. A primer.
ESG concerns vary widely for each individual company, so boards will have to conduct deep internal analyses to find the ESG risks and opportunities unique to their companies.