Shareholder engagement is increasingly being added to the job description of the corporate director. The phenomenon is the natural evolution of the changes to the corporate governance landscape that have occurred during the last two decades. First, there is the expansion of the board's oversight...

Shareholder engagement plays an important role in corporate governance. In the last decade, investors have increasingly influenced business decisions and their activities have extended beyond the formal submission of shareholder resolutions for voting at annual meetings. On their part, directors...

A comprehensive analysis of shareholder proposals introduced in the recent proxy seasons can assist corporate directors and officers preparing for annual general meetings. In addition to providing voting results, this study examines data on proposal volume, topics, and sponsorship from samples...

Research by The Conference Board shows that, despite formal assignment of responsibilities to top business leaders, many companies still lack the structural framework to enable proper director oversight of corporate sustainability. In particular, what appears to be largely missing is access to...