Increasing Board visits to company sites, considering new approaches to evaluating risk and improving transparency on compensation, governance and sustainability. These were among the many insights offered by speakers at [...]
As large, mainstream asset managers continue to take increasingly vocal positions on environmental and social issues, two high-profile topics appear likely to appear on more and more company boards’ agendas: [...]
Need to know what good corporate performance looks like in areas such as sustainability, shareholder engagement and transparency? Check out these comments about recipients of the recently announced Corporate Governance [...]
As the 2018 proxy season approaches, it’s clear that board diversity will continue to be a priority issue for institutional investors and one that companies need to ensure they are [...]
Is your Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) looking stale and repetitive? If your CD&A is one of those that appears disjointed or inconsistent after multiple years of ad hoc revisions, [...]
Clear descriptions of your business, executive summaries and judicious use of graphics are among the features in company proxies appreciated by investors. That and other useful tips emerged from a [...]
As the proxy season approaches, we sat down with Sarah Fortt, an expert on proxies at Vinson & Elkins LLP to ask about what companies should expect and prepare for [...]
Rising shareholder activity on sustainability issues and heightened interest in board diversity are increasingly reflected in the proxy statements of major companies. This is among key trends we observed in [...]
Recent actions at Vanguard point to the increasing scrutiny within the investor community regarding the topics on which companies are expected to report – and act. In its annual investment stewardship [...]
In March (previous post), we highlighted the growing relevance of integrated reporting as a means of providing clarity and reassurance to investors. The integrated report brings your company’s financial strategy, [...]
