Of the 434 proposals Glass Lewis reviewed that went to a vote during the 2020 proxy season for US annual meetings through June 30, 58% were classified as "Governance" proposals, 28% as "Social" proposals, and "Environmental" and "Compensation" proposals each accounted for an additional 7%. Notably, average shareholder support lagged Glass Lewis's recommendations fairly significantly on all proposal types other than compensation, as shown here:
Aside from an informative overview, the full report: "2020 Proxy Season Review - Shareholder Proposals" details proposals and proposal trends by category and type, and includes several case studies in the E&S area. Majority supported shareholder proposals are listed by company name and category in the Appendix.
See also the firm's comprehensive "2020 Proxy Season Review" covering voting trends, season highlights, and proxy statement-garnered and other relevant statistics (e.g., disclosure of E&S oversight, director skills matrix), and additional resources on our Proxy Season 2020 page. This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!