Boardroom The week in GRC: Salesforce announces board changes and SEC proposes ABS reforms Jan 27, 2023 By Ben Maiden 7 min read – The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that increased SEC scrutiny has disrupted crypto companies’ plans to go public this... Read More
Boardroom Most Canadian large caps tie executive pay to ESG metrics Jan 16, 2023 By Tim Human 2 min read The majority of large Canadian companies link ESG metrics to executive pay, although most lump ESG issues in with other areas... Read More
Boardroom Boards discussing geopolitics more frequently, research finds Jan 11, 2023 By Ben Maiden 2 min read A large majority of boards are talking about geopolitical matters more frequently than they did just a few years ago, according to... Read More
Boardroom Geopolitical and economic risks: Board oversight in an evolving world Jan 05, 2023 By Staff writers 2 min read Corporate Secretary’s ‘Geopolitical and economic risks: Board oversight in an evolving world’ presents the findings from exclusive... Read More
Boardroom Tough M&A climate brings focus on compliance and creativity, lawyers say Dec 29, 2022 By Alexandra Cain 3 min read Lawyers say it’s important to be creative and keep a close eye on compliance issues to get M&A deals done in a difficult economic... Read More
Boardroom More companies linking executive pay to stakeholder measures, survey finds Dec 28, 2022 By Ben Maiden 4 min read More than three quarters (78 percent) of large companies now include stakeholder-based metrics in their executive compensation... Read More
Boardroom Women general counsel progress on Canadian boards, study shows Dec 27, 2022 By Sarah Welsh 5 min read What is the overall purpose of the report? We launched the Blakes board report in 2016 at our fifth annual Women [General Counsel]... Read More
Boardroom Hewlett Packard Enterprise wins most trophies at Corporate Governance Awards Dec 14, 2022 By Staff writers 2 min read At the Corporate Governance Awards 2022, Corporate Secretary spoke to Ki Hoon Kim, associate general counsel at Hewlett Packard... Read More
Boardroom Governance in 2023: Value(s) added Nov 30, 2022 By Ben Maiden 5 min read Large US companies continue to face pressure to take public positions on a range of political and social issues such as... Read More
Boardroom The week in GRC: DoL opens door for 401(k) plans to offer ESG funds and Disney’s board brings back Iger Nov 23, 2022 By Ben Maiden 4 min read – The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Walt Disney Co’s board of directors replaced CEO Bob Chapek with Robert Iger... Read More