The following post was originally included as part of our recently published memorandum “Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2022”.

As ESG remains a mainstay of board and investor focus, effective shareholder engagement is as important as ever, and as complex as ever, for ensuring that companies have the external support necessary to advance their long-term strategy. Failure to manage shareholder engagement could result in a company losing majority support on a shareholder proposal, having low director support or even losing a proxy battle.

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