65% of S&P 250 companies provide quick access to the company’s current bylaws
Source: 2019 Transparency Ranking
17% of S&P 250 companies include a glossary or key word index
Source: 2019 Transparency Ranking
38% of S&P 250 companies include a board skills matrix
Source: 2019 Transparency Ranking
45% of directors think someone on their board should be replaced
Source: PwC, 2018 Annual Corporate Directors Survey, October 2018
62% of S&P 500 companies have adopted proxy access bylaws, compared to only 16% of firms in the Russell 3000
Source: The Conference Board, Corporate Board Practices in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500 2019 EDITION
~33% of S&P 500 and Russell 3000 companies added one new director or replaced one board seat in the previous 12 months
Source: The Conference Board, Corporate Board Practices in the Russell 3000 and S&P 500 2019 EDITION
70% of S&P 500 companies disclose length of audit firm engagement
Source: 2018 Audit Committee Transparency Barometer, Center for Audit Quality and Audit Analytics
50% of S&P 500 boards have a separate chair and CEO
Source: 2018 U.S. Spencer Stuart Board Index
25 S&P 500 companies have a term limit for non-executive directors
Source: 2018 U.S. Spencer Stuart Board Index
428 new independent directors elected to S&P 500 in 2018
Source: 2018 U.S. Spencer Stuart Board Index