A large majority of boards are discussing ESG topics more frequently than in the past amid investor scrutiny of how they are approaching their oversight responsibilities in the area, according to new research from Corporate Secretary into how ESG is being addressed in boardrooms.
Risk oversight is a core duty for all boards, and ESG issues raise an...
Boardroom Monthly archive
– CNBC reported that Elon Musk said Twitter’s board of directors won’t be compensated for serving if he acquires the company. ‘Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s around $3 mn a year saved right there,’ Musk said in a tweet. It’s not clear who would be ap...
Shareholders in Google parent company Alphabet will vote at its June 1 AGM on two proposals addressing policies for selecting new directors amid growing investor interest in board diversity.
The SEC recently rejected a request from Alphabet for no-action relief if it excludes a proposal asking that the company repo...
Apr 08, 2022
– The New York Times reported that a judge on April 1 struck down a California law requiring diversity on boards. In response to a lawsuit brought by conservative advocacy group Judicial Watch, Judge Terry Green of Los Angeles County Superior Court found that the law violated the state constitution.
...
When male analysts question female CEOs they are 7.9 percentage points ‘more aggressive’ than when questioning male CEOs. That’s according to researchers from the University of Exeter Business School, who analyzed recordings of 39,209 earnings conference calls with US firms over a 13-year period to 2018.
The researchers behind the study, titled ...