1.0Directors' College 2018https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2018webteamhttps://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2018/author/cels2012/Plenary Session: Listening to your Shareholders - Directors' College 2018rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7zNyC6VX6q"><a href="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2018/sessions/plenary-session-2/">Plenary Session: Listening to your Shareholders</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2018/sessions/plenary-session-2/embed/#?secret=7zNyC6VX6q" width="600" height="338" title="“Plenary Session: Listening to your Shareholders” — Directors' College 2018" data-secret="7zNyC6VX6q" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Major shareholders increasingly insist that boards of directors be attentive to shareholder preferences, including as to matters of social policy. Investors are pressuring boards to address social and economic challenges such as the lack of diversity in corporate leadership, workforce automation, and income inequality. One of the world’s largest asset managers recently demanded that CEOs […]