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股东行权是将ESG理念纳入公司价值目标、实现新《公司法》第20条价值呼吁的重要机制。股东驱动的合理性不仅在于股东利益是ESG的价值基础,且较董事驱动范式更能避免董事寻租行为,并契合现代公司治理结构与制度安排。股东之所以通过股东会上协同行权、股东会下非正式沟通的多维机制驱动ESG,是因其既可克服ESG投资的局限,又因信息技术发展、共同所有权趋势及投资者平台兴起而符合经济动能。为使股东行权驱动ESG在我国发挥实效,应在硬法层面以成本削减为导向优化相关规则,包括引入建议型ESG提案、健全征集投票减负机制、设立一致行动豁免框架。同时在软法层面以健全激励为目标完善相关指引,包括强化行权的ESG导向,允许协同交流沟通,设定明确的行权披露基准。
Abstract:Shareholder activism serves as a crucial mechanism for integrating ESG principles into corporate value objectives and realizing the value proposition articulated in Article 20 of the newCompany Law. The rationale for ESG-driven shareholder activism lies not only in the alignment of shareholder interests with ESG's value foundation but also in its superior ability to mitigate director rent-seeking behavior compared to the board-driven paradigm, while fitting modern governance structures. The multi-modal engagement approach, combining formal general meeting interventions with informal private engagements, is empowered by technological advancements, common ownership trends, and digital investor platforms. This ESG-driven activism model simultaneously addresses market failures in sustainable investing and leverages contemporary economic enablers. To optimize regulatory responses, China should:( 1) enhance cost-efficient hard-law tools: to introduce non-binding ESG proposals and streamline proxy voting, and establish collective action safe harbors;( 2) develop soft-law incentives: to require ESG-focused activism disclosures, authorize collaborative engagement, and standardize best practice benchmarks.
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(1)日本股东提案权同样受到股东会权限范围约束。由于章程变更属于股东会权限范围内的审议事项,对于股东而言以章程变更的方式提出ESG提案自然成了保证提案合法性的唯一途径。根据日本气候组织(Kiko Network)对2022年股东会集中期间与气候相关的股东提案统计,所有股东提案均以章程变更的形式提出,但由于章程变更提案需达到出席股东表决权三分之二以上的同意,极高的通过门槛致使这些提案均以失败告终。
(2)フェイス株主提案権侵害排除請求仮処分命令申立事件(京都地決令和3年6月7日,資料版商事法務449号90頁)。该案中,针对提议公司进行股权分配型子公司分拆(Spin-off)的股东提案,法院认为由于实施该分拆方案需依该法取得经济产业大臣对事业重组计划的认定及子公司股票上市的批准,因此该提案仅属建议型提案,但从公司法角度该提案属于关于盈余分配的股东提案,原则上即应纳入股东提案权的适用范围。
基本信息:
DOI:10.14134/j.cnki.cn33-1336/f.2025.07.007
中图分类号:D922.291.91
引用信息:
[1]陈楠.股东行权驱动ESG的逻辑理路与规范因应[J].商业经济与管理,2025,No.405(07):87-97.DOI:10.14134/j.cnki.cn33-1336/f.2025.07.007.
基金信息:
国家社会科学基金后期资助项目“新营商环境评估体系下破产债权人利益冲突解决的中国方案”(23FFXB039)
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