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Daily Brief ESG: While Companies Buy Time Before Executing Fundamental Measures and more

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  • While Companies Buy Time Before Executing Fundamental Measures, Shareholder Proposals Keep Rising


While Companies Buy Time Before Executing Fundamental Measures, Shareholder Proposals Keep Rising

By Aki Matsumoto

  • An increase in the approval rate for shareholder proposals and a decrease in the approval rate for management proposals will influence the company’s subsequent policies.
  • Thanks to TSE’s educational initiatives, there’s been an increase in shareholder proposals that address management issues raised by activist investors. This is expected to encourage companies to implement fundamental reforms.
  • However, with most shareholder proposals being rejected, there may be companies that are buying time by increasing shareholder returns until they can implement radical measures that carry significant risk.

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