There are only six proposals seeking sustainability reports this year. At Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Carter’s, Old Republic International and one more firm not yet public the simple request is for an annual “report describing the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies, performance, and improvement targets and quantitative metrics.” At Charter Communications, a resubmission specifies climate concerns—and an annual report “that includes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management strategies and quantitative metrics.” This resolution earned 28.2 percent last year.

One more new proposal from Diana Smith asked Dominion Energy to “evaluate how cultural shifts towards human rights and climate justice affect the corporation’s governance.” The company successfully challenged the proposal at the SEC, which agreed to was moot. The supporting statement suggested a wide variety of social and environmental issues could be considered in the requested evaluation.