2021 Global and Regional Trends in Corporate Governance

This year, as in the previous five years, Russell Reynolds Associates interviewed over 40 global institutional and activist investors, pension fund managers, proxy advisors and other corporate governance professionals to identify the corporate governance trends that will impact boards and directors in 2021.

This year’s trends include:

1. Climate Change Risk
2. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
3. Convergence of Sustainability Reporting Standards
4. Human Capital Management
5. Return of Activism & Increased Capital Markets Activity
6. Virtual Board & Shareholder Meetings: Here to Stay