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Daily Brief ESG: Management Strategy Before Starting a Constructive Dialogue with Investors and more

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  • Management Strategy Before Starting a Constructive Dialogue with Investors


Management Strategy Before Starting a Constructive Dialogue with Investors

By Aki Matsumoto

  • It is expected that there will be cases where investors and companies will have different views on “what constitutes constructive dialogue,” which will be added to the revised Stewardship Code. 
  • This revision would be unfortunate if it is used only to secure affirmative votes for company agendas and to seek a compromise on shareholder proposals.
  • Before starting constructive dialogue with investors, a company must have business strategy that is “conducive to sustainable growth” or engagement will be waste of time and will not help management.

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