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Going Beyond: Season Preview

The leading development of the 2023 U.S. annual meeting season was the disappointing results seen
by shareholder activists on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) proposals, continuing a downward trend from two years ago (see Table 1). This has led some market observers to speculate that 2021 may have been the high-water mark for ESG resolutions.

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  • Shirley Westcott
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    Shirley is Senior Vice President in the Proxy Solicitation Group at Ƶ since 2011 where she advises public companies on their corporate governance practices and issues of concern to shareholders.

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