Kingsdale President Aaron Boles joins The Corporate Governance Institute's Dan Byrne for a wide-ranging conversation on what's shaping the 2026 proxy season in Canada. The discussion centers on the sharp rise in shareholder activism, now more targeted and concentrated than in past years, along with the shift in ESG expectations toward credibility and substantiated disclosure, and the rapid emergence of AI governance as a core board responsibility.
Listen in for what boards should take away from this year's proxy season, from activism to ESG to AI.
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* Source: Bloomberg Global Shareholder Activism League Tables FY2025 and LSEG Global Shareholder Activism Review FY2025.
#2025 and 2026 indicate proxy seasons: July 2024 to June 2026.