Starbucks Set to Add Three to Board, Making It More Diverse
The New York Times, 01/24/17 Corporate executives often talk about the need for boardroom diversity, but few do much about it. Women still hold slightly less than 20 percent of [...]
Bridging the Data Gap through Shareholder Engagement
Harvard Law School Forum, 01/20/17 Corporate governance has a wide scope but broadly it refers to the mechanisms, processes and relations by which companies are directed and controlled. Adopting both [...]
Goodbye 2016, get ready for 2017!
Goodbye 2016, get ready for 2017! Enter Labrador's Studio here Thanks to you, we had an amazing 2016... *3rd year Best Proxy Award *98% client satisfaction Rate *14 new clients *3 new [...]
Brexit: How this impacts disclosure
Articles about the implications of Brexit have been flying around, but this one in particular caught our eye. In an article from Dorsey, Cam C. Hoang speaks about the possible consequences [...]
Corporate website refresh
Is it time to update your website to have a fully-responsive, mobile-ready site? Granite construction announced the launch of their new corporate website. Enhancements include "streamlined global navigation, the new [...]
Pay ratio: four examples so far
Even though pay ratio is not required for 2016 disclosures, four companies have voluntarily added this disclosure to their proxies. Steve Quinlivan blogged about the four examples here.
Proxy season is here!
“So far this year, shareholders have filed 190 proposals calling for proxy access”, reports ISS. At this rate, “proxy access will stand out in the 2016 proxy season, accounting for [...]