Active Stewardship Engagement – 2024 Annual and Q4 Report
Download our 2024 annual Active Stewardship Engagement report, which summarizes our efforts and progress engaging with companies on timely corporate governance and ESG issues.
Key highlights:
As of the end of 2024, the Stewardship team initiated successful engagements with 182 companies, marking a significant expansion and impact since Q1 when the program included 62 companies regarding 67 focus list issues. Notably, 51% of companies have shown responsiveness to our engagement efforts.
19% of ongoing issues are now categorized as in Progress, meaning the company has made progress on engagement milestones in the past 12 months.
Our environmental rights focus list includes such material issues as environmental incidents and environmental transparency. We delve into the risks and investor engagement concerning the governance of sustainability, highlighted through spotlight case studies on board oversight of sustainability.
With our Active Stewardship Engagement (ASE) program, Glass Lewis’ Stewardship team engages with approximately 200 focus list companies on behalf of institutional investors. By participating in ASE, investors can optimize their engagement impact with minimal additional effort.
