Do Salient Climatic Risks Affect Shareholder Voting?

TD Bank Professor of Finance Michelle Lowry, PhD, and co-authors studied mutual fund voting on shareholder proposals, leading to surprising findings.

A Drexel LeBow study shows that investor research on the governance of companies in their portfolios puts the pressure on to make value-increasing changes.

Research by Eliezer Fich, PhD found that shareholders are more likely to approve climate-related initiatives after being affected by a major weather event.