Outlook on the 2022 Proxy Season in the UK and Europe

The 2022 AGM season will unfold in a global climate that continues to display unprecedented levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. The ongoing economic and operational impacts of the pandemic are by no means the only - or even perhaps the primary - preoccupation for investors. The broader issue of ESG will be topping the agenda as the impacts of the sharpening climate crisis have become increasingly evident.