This special report sponsored by Diligent Institute features four articles on how boards are being tied to social issues oversight, including:
- 2021 trends from the Diligent Institute, with statistics and analysis on director skillsets, gender parity on boards and more
- Tejal Patel, corporate governance director with the SOC Investment Group, explains how the group came to file groundbreaking racial equity audit proposals this year and how governance plays a role in tackling issues of diversity and inclusion
- Eli Kasargod-Staub, executive director and co-founder of Majority Action, tells Ben Maiden that more directors are going to face votes over board actions in response to social issues and related shareholder proposals
- Ben Colton, global co-head of asset stewardship at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), discusses the importance of the board’s role in overseeing topics such as diversity
