The role of investor stewardship on the path towards sustainable European Companies KU Leuven
While a large part of the EU’s sustainable finance strategy and its 2018 Action Plan has focused on regulating green financial products, less attention has been paid to the important relationship between companies and their shareholders. The Shareholders Rights Directive II (SRD II) was amended in 2017 to promote investor’s engagement and support long-term, sustainable shareholdership. It is unclear if the tools the current Directive provides ...