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. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:30:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.10 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png 2026 Proxy Season Review: Structural Change in a Lower-Volume Season – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 2026 Proxy Season Review: Structural Change in a Lower-Volume Season https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/08/22/2026-proxy-season-review-structural-change-in-a-lower-volume-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-proxy-season-review-structural-change-in-a-lower-volume-season https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/08/22/2026-proxy-season-review-structural-change-in-a-lower-volume-season/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:30:59 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=183349?d=20260821172616EDT Posted by Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, Inc., on Saturday, August 22, 2026
Editor's Note:

Matteo Tonello is the Head of Data Benchmarking and Analytics at The Conference Board, Inc. This post is based on a report developed by The Conference Board in partnership with ESGAUGE, Russell Reynolds Associates, and Rutgers Law School’s Center for Corporate Law and Governance, and authored by Ariane Marchis-Mouren, Senior Researcher, Corporate Governance and Keil Lapore, Program Manager, Corporate Governance at The Conference Board.

The 2026 proxy season was shaped less by volume than by procedural change. Proposal filings continued to decline, the number of activism campaigns fell sharply, and say-on-pay support improved—even as boards faced heightened legal complexity, more fragmented voting influence, and a regulatory environment in flux. This report reviews shareholder voting trends from the first half of the year and considers implications for offseason preparation heading into 2027.

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