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The Jasper Street Monthly: January 2025
Favorable macrotrends portend an extremely busy 2025 activism season
The flood of shareholder proposals for the 2025 season has begun, across a range of pro- and anti-ESG topics
ISS confirms minimal changes to its U.S. voting policy for 2025
Regulatory shifts – at the federal and state level – signal changing dynamics in ESG policy
Proxy Season Preview
While the ESG backlash seems to have settled out over the waning weeks of summer, its impacts on investors and public companies may be enduring. Across the buyside, we’ve witnessed a range of investor reactions – from near capitulation to unwavering focus on corporate sustainability. However, most institutional investors fall between these ends. Below we provide a digest of recent updates from the world’s largest passive investors, BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street.
Investor pulse check: September 2023
While the ESG backlash seems to have settled out over the waning weeks of summer, its impacts on investors and public companies may be enduring. Across the buyside, we’ve witnessed a range of investor reactions – from near capitulation to unwavering focus on corporate sustainability. However, most institutional investors fall between these ends. Below we provide a digest of recent updates from the world’s largest passive investors, BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street.
December 2024 / January 2025
Favorable macrotrends portend an extremely busy 2025 activism season
The flood of shareholder proposals for the 2025 season has begun, across a range of pro- and anti-ESG topics
ISS confirms minimal changes to its U.S. voting policy for 2025
Regulatory shifts – at the federal and state level – signal changing dynamics in ESG policy