Download: 2021 Proxy Statement Benchmark
An analysis of the S&P 250 proxy statements Each year, we conduct a benchmark study of the proxy statements filed by companies in the S&P 250, closely examining their [...]
The other “S” in ESG
Source: Harvard Law School Forum - August 14, 2020 The pandemic has proven just how important a resilient, sustainable, legally compliant, and ethical supply chain is. This article highlights some [...]
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 [...]
SEC Wants Companies To Boost Cybersecurity, Brexit, Libor Phaseout Disclosures
The Wall Street Journal, November 13, 2018 Companies should ramp up the level of disclosure surrounding the risks posed by cybersecurity, Brexit and the planned phaseout of the London interbank [...]
Board Lessons: Succeeding With Investors in a Crisis
Bloomberg Law, 05/21/2018 Each year, a small number of companies confront crisis-level events that draw high-profile scrutiny from a range of stakeholders. A well-executed emergency response plan can help limit [...]
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 [...]
Vanguard’s unmistakable disclosure priorities
Recent actions at Vanguard point to the increasing scrutiny within the investor community regarding the topics on which companies are expected to report – and act. In its annual investment stewardship [...]
Top Companies are Disclosing Sustainability Risks, But Not the Way Investors Want
The Wall Street Journal, 12/01/2016 A majority of U.S. listed companies are disclosing sustainability risks to investors, but not in any meaningful detail, according to a study by the Sustainability [...]
Practical advice on corporate reporting from across the pond
Did you clearly answer the following three questions during your latest round of corporate reports? How does your company grow? How does it address and manage risk? How does it [...]
Will cybersecurity risk be addressed in your next proxy?
As more investors demand information about the board's role in risk oversight, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) have submitted The Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 that [...]