En ny undersøgelse, offentliggjort i Harvard Law School Forum, konkluderer, at de mest støttede ESG-investorforslag i USA i 2023 var retten til foreningsfrihed, rapportering om menneskerettigheder og lønulighed. Ifølge undersøgelsen, halter miljømæssige investorforslag nu efter sociale udfordringer.
Investorforslag om retten til foreningsfrihed fik i gennemsnit 35,5% støtte fra investorer, og i enkelte tilfælde helt op til 52%. Forslag om mangfoldighed fik i gennemsnit 28,4% støtte fra investorer, og forslag om lønulighed mellem CEO og medarbejdere fik i gennemsnit 33,8% støtte.
Sheena VanLeuven, Director hos PJT Camberview, udtaler: “Proposals on freedom of association and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) reporting that went to a vote continued to gain traction with investors, despite the broader decline in support for environmental and social proposals, an indicator that investors felt the social risks they addressed were tied to financial value,”
Marc Lindsay, managing partner, director of research hos Sustainable Governance Partners, udtaler: “A lot of companies have ramped up their governance of human rights issues, DEI and freedom of association over the last few years,” (…) “Investors are giving companies credit for enhancing their disclosure or governance practices.”
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