A code of conduct is often called the foundation of a company’s corporate ethics and compliance program. If properly designed and communicated, it’s the single most effective and impactful [...]
A recap of your favorite content from Labrador Each year, we conduct a benchmark study of the proxy statements filed by companies in the S&P 250, [...]
With the second annual U.S. Transparency Awards behind us, we want to share some disclosure trends that we saw in 2020 annual reports and proxy statements. Strategy disclosure in 10-K’s [...]
In preparation for the 2020 U.S. Transparency Awards, Labrador has been busy analyzing how the top 250 companies (by market cap) in the S&P communicate with the market. For the [...]
COVID-19 has had a significant impact on corporate performance, and a related impact on executive compensation. In many cases, long-term equity awards that were granted before March 2020 have lost [...]
Most of us know instinctively that using plain language is a good idea. “Please give me the most convoluted proxy statement possible,” said no investor, ever. But if you need [...]
For company leaders, navigating the COVID crisis presents challenges like no other. How to balance the imperative to protect the health of employees and partners with their responsibility to shepherd [...]
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to pound the economy and create havoc in markets, companies are entering the earnings report season with more uncertainty and less visibility than ever [...]
Do you remember when preparing a proxy meant simply updating the numbers? Neither do we. Those days seem so long ago, chased away by increasingly vigilant regulators armed with new [...]
Interview with Sharon Podstupka from Pearl Meyer In a recent blog post, Sharon Podstupka tackled the continuing hot topic of communicating effectively on Director compensation. We sat down with her [...]
