As shareholder activity heats up across the Southern Hemisphere, Portfolios on the Ballot (POTB) has re-launched with a fresh website and a new series of POTB digest emails to spotlight systems-first proposals going to a vote through the end of 2025. From boardrooms in Sydney to global portfolios around the world, investors are once again using their votes to challenge practices that threaten the very systems on which long-term returns depend. These actions will be especially relevant to investors tracking the main Australian AGM season, but the implications extend across global portfolios.
What to Expect
In this special website and email series, POTB will flag shareholder actions focused on:
Climate risk safeguarding, where investors are asking companies to better account for systemic climate-related threats.
Deforestation and land-use impacts that jeopardize ecological stability and can contribute to global GDP loss.
Overfishing and degradation of seafood supply chains, which risk collapse of key economic and ecological systems.
Human rights due diligence processes that ignore macroeconomic impacts of customer misuse of AI and surveillance technologies.
Each POTB email digest will flag upcoming meetings where diversified investors are making systems-first arguments – addressing corporate behavior that undermines the social, environmental, and economic foundations of long-term market performance. Subscribe here to receive the POTB email digests.
Do you want to be included in this POTB series? If you’re bringing a systems-first proposal to a vote between now and year-end, we want to hear from you. Email us.
Need a refresher on POTB? Our 2025 Wrap-Up Digest from earlier this year includes standout actions on racial equity, public health, emissions finance, and more.
