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Shareholders have pushed a record-breaking number of proposals on environmental, social and governance matters so far this year, but support for certain types of ESG-related issues appears to be "muted," according to a new study.
This year's early proxy season saw shareholders put forward 924 ESG-related proposals at annual meetings of companies in the Russell 3000 index, compared with 837 and 754 ESG proposals during the same period in 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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Phillip Bantz
Phillip Bantz is a reporter for Corporate Counsel. Follow him on Twitter @PhillipBantz.
