{"id":22880,"date":"2022-03-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/share.ca\/?p=22880"},"modified":"2022-04-05T23:08:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T23:08:12","slug":"2022-proxy-voting-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/share.ca\/blog\/2022-proxy-voting-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"SHARE Releases 2022 Proxy Voting Guidelines, Highlighting the Importance of Director Elections on ESG Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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For decades, shareholder proposals have been a critical tool for investors to express their view on corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance.<\/h3>\n

Annual votes for directors and auditors have tended to focus on governance questions, while environmental and social questions have typically been the subject of separate resolutions, put on the ballot by shareholders.<\/p>\n

Recently, we have started to see investors increasingly weighing social and environmental factors when making decisions on director elections. This shift is a step in the right direction as board directors typically hold the primary responsibility for guiding company strategy and overseeing management.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SHARE\u2019s new 2022 Proxy Voting Guidelines<\/a> sharpens its focus on how considerations related to climate change, mine safety, and diversity should be brought to bear on the election of corporate boards. The Guidelines strengthen director accountability for ensuring adequate Board gender and racial diversity, keeping communities safe from tailings dam failures, and charting a clear business strategy aligned with maintaining global warming below 2 degrees C. They also reinforce the recognition that systematic risks, rather than just those that are considered material by the individual company, must play a central role in voting decisions.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n