Shareholders & activismActivism, ESG and universal proxy: How to make friends and influence shareholders Aug 15, 2023Garnet RoachThe London borough of Hounslow wants a greater say in your governance. In March, the west London pension fund became the first client...Read more
Regulatory & complianceThe week in GRC: SEC extends comment deadline on climate disclosure plan and Citi names new CCO May 13, 2022Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that ISS said US Foods Holdings shareholders should vote for three of Sachem Head Capital Management’s five...Read more
Shareholders & activismThe week in GRC: Shopify seeks approval to protect CEO voting power and M&A insurance market cools Apr 14, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal said Elon Musk decided not to join the company’s board of...Read more
BoardroomBoardroom ESG expertise leads to better sustainability performance, study finds Sep 21, 2021Maria Ward-BrennanCompanies without any ESG expertise at the board level tend to underperform on sustainability compared with those that do have ESG...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: CEOs criticize voting curbs and ‘say on climate’ initiative faces pushback Apr 02, 2021Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that Deutsche Bank said its CEO Christian Sewing will transfer oversight of the investment and corporate bank to...Read more
ESGTrying to tie executive compensation to ESG Mar 30, 2021Ben AshwellIf certain ESG metrics have a material impact on a business’ performance – which is widely accepted – then it follows that investors,...Read more
Shareholders & activismInvestor groups ponder further action on racial inequality Jun 10, 2020Ben AshwellA number of socially responsible investors across America are in active discussions about how they can further support the movement to...Read more
Shareholders & activismXPO Logistics shareholders reject exec comp proposals May 21, 2020Ben MaidenShareholders in XPO Logistics last week rejected proposals including two that would have linked executive compensation at the company...Read more
Shareholders & activismGlass Lewis responds to SEC’s 14a-8 no-action shift Nov 27, 2019Ben MaidenGlass Lewis will expect companies to keep shareholder proposals they don’t like on their proxies even if the SEC declines to rule on...Read more
Regulatory & complianceProxy advisers agree to new standards Jul 24, 2019Andrew HoltLeading proxy advisers have agreed to a series of updated principles and oversight from a new committee. Glass Lewis CEO KT Rabin...Read more