After an unprecedented proxy season in 2020, 2021 reshaped many aspects of corporate life. For clients in Europe and beyond, this proxy season saw many challenges around Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues.
The 2021 proxy season saw a continuance of past trends and ushered in new hurdles. In this review, we will have a look at four key topics of the proxy season in Europe that reflect the old and the new in this challenging year: board diversity, say-on-climate resolutions, the quality of audit, and remuneration.

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Posted 15 December 2021 by Alexandre Prost, Senior Associate ESG, Corporate Governance & M&A Advisory, IHS Markit and

Benoit Belliat, Associate Director ESG, Corporate Governance & M&A Advisory, IHS Markit and

Evdokia Petrakopoulou, Director ESG, Corporate Governance & M&A Advisory, IHS Markit and

Reza Eftekhari, Director, ESG, Corporate Governance & M&A Advisory, S&P Global Market Intelligence

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