“Investor engagement may become even more critical in an environment that reduces required disclosures to shareholders. Boards and management teams must anticipate the evolving investor response and build proactive strategies that balance regulatory relief with transparency and shareholder expectations.”

[COMMENTARY] By trying to reduce corporate reporting tasks, the Trump administration is necessitating that investors engage more with companies. This will be especially true for ethical and sustainable investors and ESG/sustainable fund managers!
How Investors Are Adapting to the SEC’s Deregulatory Agenda, and What to Do About It, by Ferrell Keel, Joel May, and Kim Pustulka, Jones Day, May 27, 2026, Harvard Law School Forum of Corporate Governance, USA.