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Corporate Governance, ESG, Proxy voting, Publications / 12.12.2025

Shareholder Activism in the Crosshairs: The New Proxy on ESG Proposals

In 2025 the American model of corporate governance entered a new phase.After a decade in which environmental, social and governance (ESG) activism had gained influence through proxy votes and investor engagement, recent regulatory and political shifts have sharply reduced shareholder leverage. The Securities and Exchange...

Corporate Governance / 02.09.2019

Shareholders press US boards to split chief executive and chairman roles

In the US, companies seem to be under pressure by shareholders proposals to separate the roles of chief executive and chairman, claiming for an independent board leadership. Data confirm the separation of roles is increasingly seen as a best practice in corporate governance, indeed, "according...