2021 Proxy season - the most ESG-focused ever?

Today, environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations dominate the investment headlines. Regulatory and good practice frameworks such as the Stewardship Code or TCFD are encouraging investors to become more engaged than ever on a range of environmental, social and governance issues and many investors have ramped up their marketing efforts to demonstrate alignment. What’s not yet clear, however, is how far have these recommendations have filtered down into active ownership programs and been reflected in shareholder voting outcomes. This high-level briefing from Minerva gives you an early insight into the 2021 UK proxy season so far, including the latest voting trends at the UK’s largest 350 companies. Minerva helps investors and other stakeholders to overcome data disclosure complexity with robust, objective research and voting policy tools. Users can quickly and easily identify departures from good practice based on their own individual preferences, local market requirements or apply a universal good practice standard across all markets. For more information, please email hello@minerva.info or call + 44 (0)1376 503500 Speakers: Sarah Wilson - CEO, Minerva Analytics Ltd. Fran Lopez de Saa - Stewardship Director, Minerva Analytics Ltd.