How ESG questionnaires are getting ready for the SDR regime

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🗞️ Driving the news: Climate-related shareholder resolutions are crucial for guiding companies toward sustainable practices, evidenced by a record 278 proposals this proxy season, emphasizing carbon reduction and clean energy transitions

🔭 The context: Investors are focusing on climate risks threatening profits, with significant support for resolutions at companies like Jack in the Box and Wingstop
• The U.S. SEC plays a key role by overseeing proposal inclusions and exclusions, ensuring a balanced system

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: These resolutions drive corporate accountability and foster sustainable business practices, which are essential for addressing climate change and protecting environmental health

⏭️ What's next: The SEC's new climate risk disclosure rule, though late for the 2024 proxy season, will push companies towards more specific climate-related financial disclosures in the future

💬 One quote: “The proxy process is proving essential to investors’ strategies,” highlighting the ongoing investor commitment to sustainable corporate governance

📈 One stat: 22.4% average support for climate-related resolutions versus 1.6% for anti-ESG proposals as of mid-June

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