Sara Dal Lago

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Investors have been stepping up efforts to prod companies to advance their commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities. While 2018 was a record year for investor support of environmental and social shareholder proposals, 2019 promises to become the year environmental and social issues take center stage. Investors themselves rapidly have changed their own policies to put ESG factors more into focus.