articleComplianceThe week in GRC: S&P 500 sees important board diversity step and data shows gender pay gap starts early in careers Aug 11, 2022Ben Maiden– CNN reported that, for the first time, every company listed on the S&P 500 has at least one racially or ethnically diverse...Read more
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ComplianceDebate looms over SEC shareholder proposals plan Aug 03, 2022Ben MaidenThe SEC’s plan to update the grounds on which companies may be allowed to exclude shareholder proposals looks set to divide opinion...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Financial firms turn to crime-detecting AI and companies will have to disclose supply-chain financing details Jul 22, 2022Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that Suncor Energy said it had added three new independent directors and would review a possible sale of its...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: SEC proposes changes to shareholder proposal rule and more brands publicly support abortion rights Jul 15, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that companies are asking the SEC to alter its proposed climate-disclosure requirements to give...Read more
articleComplianceThe week in GRC: US Supreme Court limits EPA’s power to curb emissions and Spirit delays shareholder vote on merger Jul 01, 2022Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that a growing number of large US companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave...Read more
articleComplianceCalSTRS wants broader Scope 3 inclusion in SEC climate plan Jun 29, 2022Ben MaidenCalSTRS is pressing the SEC to go further with its climate risk disclosure plans by, among other things, throwing a wider net to take...Read more
articleComplianceThe week in GRC: Amazon criticizes looming antitrust bill and Elizabeth Warren eyes Spac clamp-down Jun 03, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Unilever said it would add Nelson Peltz to its board. Peltz said Unilever had ‘...Read more