Shareholder advocacy groups are beginning to press companies on a host of environmental and social issues that could go to a vote next proxy season, from new deforestation concerns to ongoing worries about transparency over artificial intelligence technology.
At the same time though, investor activists are bracing for possible setbacks under the second Trump administration that threaten to limit their ability to file future environmental, social, or governance-related proposals.
Under new Republican leadership, the Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to eventually shed 2021 guidance that made it easier to advance shareholder activist bids on ESG issues. That sets the ...
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