Shareholder Proposals: Past, Present, and Future

In the eleventh public lecture of this series, Professor Adriana Robertson of University of Chicago and ECGI delivered this lecture titled, "Shareholder Proposals: Past, Present, and Future"

The lecture discussed how shareholder proposals evolved from focusing primarily on corporate governance to becoming a major tool for sustainability and disclosure, with investors increasingly submitting proposals on issues such as climate change, human capital, and political spending transparency. Looking to the present and future, it highlighted a decline in support for sustainability-related proposals amid political backlash, regulatory changes, and more selective voting by large institutional investors. The lecture concluded with forward-looking insights on the future role of shareholder proposals in sustainable business and investment.

The lecture was moderated by Teck Wee TIONG, Partner and Co-Head of Sustainability & Responsible Business Practice at Wong Partnership.

This is a hybrid lecture that was held in person and over Zoom.

📆 Conference details: 
Lecture date and time: Tuesday, 10 March 2026 | 12:30 – 14:00 CET (19:30 – 21:00 SGT)

Registration starts at 18:30 SGT for in-person attendees, with refreshments provided

📍Conference location:
Wee Cho Yaw Plaza, Nanyang Business School, Singapore

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The NBS-PRI-ECGI Public Lecture Series is a global joint initiative between Nanyang Business School (NBS), Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) to facilitate the knowledge exchanges between academics, practitioners, and policymakers in sustainable business.  

The series provides monthly in-person or online public lectures. Each lecture will feature a leading academic to present cutting-edge research of a specific topic, and an industry expert to moderate the session, sharing insights from the field and also tailoring audience questions in a way to better enable bridging the gap between research and practice.