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For activist investors pursuing environmental, social, or governance (ESG) goals, 2022 has not exactly gone according to plan. Indeed, the success of activist campaigns involving demands on environmental and social issues has fallen nearly 50 percent,^* and support for these proposals from the two dominant proxy advisory firms has sharply declined as well.

For ESG activist investors, 2022 has not exactly gone according to plan. Yet the environment for ESG activism remains quite rich, and should provide activists with plenty of opportunities to advance ESG-oriented campaigns in the year ahead.

As an industry that accounts for approximately 38% of all emissions globally,[1] the construction community will continue to focus its efforts on reducing emissions, such as by building with less waste, reusing materials, improving general practices and maximising utilization of buildings.