Who initiates engagement?
More than a third of investors see off-season governance engagement as principally initiated by them, while just over a quarter view it as mostly initiated by the company. This experience is broadly similar for both the buy side and sell side, with slightly fewer sell-siders seeing off-season engagement initiated by the company.
Regionally, it is more likely for European investors to initiate offseason governance engagement than it is for North American and Asian investors. North American investors are more likely to see the company initiate engagement than those in Europe or Asia.