In 2012, shareholders and others started shining a bright light on boards, questioning their decisions and activities, and those of individual members, and thus was born the Shareholder Spring. People grew tired of tone-deaf board directors operating in soundproof rooms, seemingly ignoring economic realities and the public’s mood.
2012年，股东和其他人开始关注董事会，质疑董事会及其组成成员的决策和行动， 股东春天运动也因此诞生。人们已经厌倦董事会在隔音的会议室里暗箱操作，似乎根本无视经济现实和公众情绪。他们想要直接面对那些高管令人瞠目薪酬的决策者，或者质疑那些采取复杂手段操纵税收的人。人们希望了解董事会成员是否实际完成了他们的任务，抑或只是尸位素餐，领到一大笔费用。