ShareholdersApple shareholders back social proposals Mar 08, 2022Ben MaidenApple shareholders have voted in favor of proposals seeking a civil rights audit and a report on certain employment arrangements, both...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: BlackRock eyes shareholder voting changes and DoJ to focus on white-collar crime victims Mar 04, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (pay wall) reported that the SEC is seeking more details from companies about their climate risks as it gets...Read more
ShareholdersAmazon seeks go-ahead to omit shareholder proposals Feb 10, 2022Ben MaidenAmazon.com has filed requests seeking the SEC’s green light to exclude 12 shareholder proposals from its 2022 proxy statement,...Read more
ShareholdersApple set to face proposals on apps and forced labor Jan 06, 2022Ben MaidenShareholders appear set to vote at Apple’s 2022 AGM on proposals falling under the ‘social’ element of ESG issues – including on...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: SEC proposes tougher insider trading rules and EEOC says Covid-19 cases may be covered by anti-discrimination law Dec 17, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook faces more calls from shareholders to address harm on its platforms and corporate...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Gensler eyes human capital disclosure and Walmart hires compliance chief Aug 20, 2021Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that, according to a law student group, US law firms are handling ever more deals and litigation for the fossil...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: US banks face climate stress tests and Norway SWF eyes corporate audit quality Feb 26, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that, according to people familiar with the matter, a group of activist investors has taken a big...Read more
AppointmentsThe week in GRC: Companies condemn DC riot, and COSO planning advice on emerging risks Jan 08, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that business leaders and trade groups called for an end to the violence in Washington, DC and a...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: COSO urges co-ordinating compliance and risk, and New Yorkers reluctant to return to offices Nov 13, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple suspended new business with key supplier Pegatron Corp, saying that the Taiwanese...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: San Francisco voters back pay inequity measure, and SEC releases enforcement report Nov 06, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal noted that major US companies are asking the law firms they hire to explain how many diverse lawyers they...Read more