New UK governance code: meaningful, transparent reporting
Glass Lewis, 07/16/2018 The new UK governance code, released July 16, is moving away from the tick-box approach to disclosure, setting new standards for regulators, such as the SEC, in [...]
Feeling the heat on climate change
Last month’s approvals of climate-change risk disclosure resolutions at Kinder Morgan and Anardarko Petroleum are the latest visible signals that shareholder interest in environmental issues remains high. Yet, beyond steadily [...]
Keep Climbing: Boardroom Summit speakers urge improvements
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 [...]
High-risk, high-profile issues approaching
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: [...]
Go beyond compliance: New topics to include in your proxy
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 [...]
Investors show united front on diversity
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 [...]
Bring life to your CD&A!
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, [...]
Investor advice on your proxy
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 [...]
Three hot proxy season topics: expert’s view
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 [...]
Labrador’s 2017 proxy benchmark: and the best practices are…
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 [...]