"Progressing Forward 2021" from SquareWell Partners effectively captures institutional investors' priorities and expectations of their portfolio companies in the coming year regardless of or - in certain cases - perhaps because of, COVID-19. Public companies in particular may consider using the insights to educate new directors or update tenured directors about the governance landscape; to prepare for investor engagement; and to populate the agenda and help focus the dialogue for upcoming board meetings. Among the topics covered are shareholder engagement and activism, capital management, corporate purpose, board accountability, board composition, executive pay, and human capital.
See our prior reports: "COVID 19: Institutional Investors Speak!" and "Corporate Purpose: Investors Speak" and numerous additional resources on each of these topics on our Practical Resources pages. This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!