Investors’ support for environmental and social (E&S) proposals at shareholder meetings has reached new heights in 2021, demonstrating that investors’ support on these issues has become increasingly strong.

In this seminar three separate studies regarding financial institutions’ involvement in promoting ES goals will be presented and discussed. These studies focus on whether and when financial institutions’ funds vote in support of ES proposals, whether they do so when their votes actually make a difference, and whether institutions’ votes contain information on firms’ future risks.

Additionally, the seminar will touch upon the engagements of large financial institutions with respect to reducing corporate carbon emissions around the world, and the impact of such engagements.