Sustainable finance
Shareholder Activism
Using share ownership to pressure companies to change — from boardroom campaigns to ESG shareholder resolutions.
Definition
Shareholder activism is the use of ownership rights — voting, filing resolutions, engaging publicly, nominating directors, and sometimes litigation — to pressure a company's management and board to change strategy, governance or behaviour. In sustainability, it includes campaigns for climate transition plans, deforestation-free supply chains and human rights due diligence, waged by activist funds, pension investors, NGOs holding small stakes and coalitions such as Climate Action 100+.
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