With economic downturns and pandemic preparedness putting governments under strain, Catherine Howarth, CEO of ShareAction, believes that it is important for those that finance companies in the real economy to push for and incentive an ambitious focus on sustainability challenges and encourage companies to make bold, transitional steps. With AGM season looming and ESG on the minds of investors, Catherine discusses how the pandemic has changed these traditional in-person meetings and how modern AGMs could adapt in our era of digitisation and stakeholder capitalism without losing their “magic.”
