ESGThe week in GRC: Vatican launches ‘inclusive capitalism’ initiative and Tesla publishes its first diversity report Dec 11, 2020Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that ExxonMobil faces the threat of a proxy fight from a new activist investor with a...Read more
AppointmentsExxonMobil picks successor to general counsel Oct 05, 2020Ben MaidenExxonMobil Corporation’s board has picked Craig Morford as the company’s next vice president and general counsel. Morford is currently...Read more
ESGExxonMobil blocks climate change proposals Apr 03, 2020Ben MaidenExxonMobil has been able to exclude most – but not all – of the climate change-related shareholder proposals filed ahead of its AGM...Read more
BoardroomExxonMobil AGM to include board matrix proposal Apr 17, 2019Ben MaidenExxonMobil shareholders will vote at the company’s AGM next month on whether the board should reveal more details about directors’...Read more
ESGCompanies face mini-wave of plastic pollution proposals Apr 04, 2019Ben MaidenPetrochemical companies are facing pressure to disclose incidents where they have spilled plastic into the ocean, which leads to what...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Director pay ticks up, and tech board members said to skip AGMs Jun 29, 2018Ben Maiden– The Financial Times reported that, according to a study of 1,854 public groups by the Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) consultancy,...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Shareholder proposals fail at ExxonMobil AGM, and activist investor takes Olympus stake Jun 01, 2018Ben Maiden– The Financial Times reported that the UK Treasury and the Bank of England (BoE) are at odds over the future of financial regulation...Read more
ESGMock ExxonMobil report challenges integrated reporting critics May 04, 2018Ben AshwellTwo independent consultants have produced what they say is a rebuff to critics of integrated reporting: a 40-page integrated report...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Janet Yellen sticks up for post-financial crisis regulation, Amazon’s takeover of Whole Foods approved by FTC Aug 25, 2017Ben Ashwell– A total of 131 class-action securities suits were filed in federal court in the first six months of the year, a historic high,...Read more