BoardroomGovernance Matters podcast: Getting directors on board to tackle climate crisis Aug 02, 2022Ben Maiden‘Corporate boards get to decide whether they want to go the route of the phoenix or the dodo,’ says Veena Ramani, research director at...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Few US companies disclose pay data by race and GameStop board approves stock split Jul 08, 2022Ben Maiden– According to The Wall Street Journal (paywall), firms that verify companies’ climate data are at odds over who is qualified to...Read more
ESGGovernance professionals to share advice at ESG forum next week Jul 06, 2022Ben MaidenLeading governance and investor relations professionals will gather in New York next week to share their expertise and practical...Read more
ComplianceCalSTRS 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
ESGHFC proposal gains significant support at Kroger AGM Jun 27, 2022Ben MaidenA proposal on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) has received significant – though not majority support – among shareholders of The Kroger Co...Read more
ESGBuilders FirstSource shareholders back emission targets proposal Jun 16, 2022Ben MaidenThe shareholders of Builders FirstSource have overwhelmingly backed a proposal for greenhouse gas (GHG) goals after the company...Read more
BoardroomHow the SEC’s climate disclosure plan raises the bar for boards Jun 08, 2022Jane Storero Yelena BarychevOn March 21, 2022, the SEC proposed sweeping new disclosure requirements that would require public companies (both US issuers and...Read more
ESGChubb shareholders vote for GHG report May 25, 2022Ben MaidenChubb shareholders have voted in favor of a proposal seeking disclosure about the insurer’s plans to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (...Read more
ESGCompanies worth $38 tn now have science-based climate targets May 12, 2022James BeechGlobal companies with a combined value of $38 tn had emissions reduction targets or commitments approved by the end of 2021 but the...Read more
ESGBoeing shareholders back proposal on net-zero efforts May 11, 2022Ben MaidenBoeing shareholders – with the support of the company’s board – have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a proposal seeking information...Read more