The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Mon, 04 May 2026 18:46:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png The Vanguard 2021 Semiannual Report – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 The Vanguard 2021 Semiannual Report https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2021/09/29/the-vanguard-2021-semiannual-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-vanguard-2021-semiannual-report https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2021/09/29/the-vanguard-2021-semiannual-report/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:20:43 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=140608?d=20210929092043EDT Posted by John Galloway, Vanguard, Inc., on Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Editor's Note:

John Galloway is global head of investment stewardship at Vanguard, Inc. This post is based on a publication by Vanguard Investment Stewardship.

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Topics and trends that shaped the global governance landscape in the first half of 2021

Good governance has never been more important. Boards of directors and company leaders continued to face challenges in the first half of the year. The pandemic disrupted operations and global supply chains and forced companies to make strategic decisions about capital allocation and executive compensation. Social issues remained in the spotlight as we saw an increase in shareholder proposals on a range of diversity, equity, and inclusion topics. Climate change proposals increased in volume, driven by Say on Climate proposals requesting that investors provide feedback on companies’ transition plans. We also engaged with company leaders on corporate political activity, human rights, and other important governance matters.

Vanguard’s Investment Stewardship team engaged with 734 companies in 29 countries and voted on 137,826 proposals at 10,796 companies in the six months ended June 30, 2021. Those engagements were made on behalf of investments that represented nearly $1.9 trillion in equity assets under management.

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