2020 mid-season proxy trends
Source: Harvard Law School Forum - June 8, 2020 This proxy season has certainly felt COVID-19 impact... shareholder meetings, SEC guidance and relief, state emergency orders, flexible policies from investors [...]
ESG in the COVID Era: The Pressure’s On
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 [...]
April Key Figure
Did you know? Based on our 2019 study of S&P 250 companies, 22% included a board evaluation process graphic. Due to heightened focus on board effectiveness, companies are beginning to [...]
Last minute proxy writing tips
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 [...]
Director Compensation: Let the expert speak
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 [...]
Best of 2019
2019 was a great year for us! Check out the list below to see what posts were your favorite! Top 3 Articles #1 7th Annual Proxy Study This year Labrador [...]
Download: 7th annual proxy study
This year Labrador introduced the U.S Transparency Awards, which ranked the companies in the S&P 250 based on the quality of disclosure in their proxy statements, 10-Ks, and investor relations [...]
Equilar and Nasdaq’s Board Leadership Forum
C-Suite: An Equilar Publication, Issue 30 Summer 2019 "A key foundation for meaningful engagement is the proxy statement. It should be treated as a communications tool between issuers and shareholders." [...]
ESG, meet the SEC
As Environmental, Social and Governance topics continue to attract shareholder interest – 95 social and 20 environmental proposals to date in this proxy season – a few companies are crossing [...]
Client Interview: Getting a hand on self-improvement
Naturally cautious about expenses, Cardinal Health decided to bring in outside resources to redesign its proxy statement in view of its increasing importance as a communications tool. Vice President and [...]