March Key Figure
Did you know? According to our 2020 study of S&P 250 companies, 29% translate their code of conduct into five or more languages (not including English).
Expert advice: updating your code of conduct – Part Two
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 part.
February Key Figure
Did you know? According to our 2020 study of S&P 250 companies, 73% include a letter from the CEO and/or the CCO at the beginning of their code.
Expert advice: updating your code of conduct – Part One
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 [...]
Labrador and EY publish new Corporate Governance report
Broad progress by European companies on governance, transparency and other stakeholder priorities is reported in the 2018 Corporate Governance Overview, being published this month by Labrador and EY. The report [...]
What’s Next for Pay Ratio
Willis Towers Watson, 9/25/18 Complicated? Same median employee or no? Companies face a thorough review to determine necessary changes and then must document the process leading to their decision. Read [...]
Getting ready for the activist at your door
Chris Wightman, a partner and founder of CamberView Partners and formerly with Vanguard, recently shared his views with Labrador on investor-company relations, the effects of changes in ownership and shareholder [...]
The Proxy Access Battlefront for Next Season? SEC Staff Rejects Attempt to Exclude Proxy Access Shareholder Proposal
Davis Polk's Briefing: Governance, 07/26/17 "Companies that had adopted the standard proxy access formulation of permitting a shareholder or a group of no more than 20 shareholders owning 3% or [...]
It’s Proxy Drafting Season: Here are some tips
No matter where you are right now in your current proxy drafting process, take the time to review these important tips from last week’s Society for Corporate Governance Conference. There [...]
Updated ISS and Glass Lewis Voting Polices
ISS and Glass Lewis have released updates to their 2016 policies. Harvard's Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation provided a brief overview of the changes, see below. For [...]