ComplianceThe week in GRC: ISSB plans to complete climate rules this year and NLRB preparing union-friendly changes Jan 06, 2023Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission ruled that Meta Platforms cannot use its...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: Democrats ask DoJ to publish corporate crime data and US law firm partner pay rises, survey finds Oct 21, 2022Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that, according to the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Apple retail workers voted to form a union at an...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: US corporate ownership rule introduced and strikes loom as labor activity surges Sep 29, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Unilever CEO Alan Jope plans to retire at the end of next year. The consumer goods...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Labor leaders worry about NLRB resources and US ESG funds see ‘tepid’ inflows Aug 19, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under chair Lina Khan is questioning mergers that likely...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: Top in-house counsel see compensation rise and BlackRock supports fewer E&S proposals Jul 29, 2022Ben Maiden– CNBC reported that Tesla disclosed it had received a second subpoena from the SEC regarding CEO Elon Musk’s tweets in 2018 about...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: DoJ gets tough on corporate recidivists and ESG investors eye gender equity Dec 03, 2021Ben Maiden– CNBC reported that Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO of Twitter. Parag Agrawal, the company’s chief technology officer, took over the...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Companies delay return-to-work plans and Vanguard to pay vaccinated workers Aug 06, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that President Biden’s approaching decision about who should be the next Federal Reserve chair has...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Companies face surge in ESG proposals and SEC official cautions on Spacs growth Apr 09, 2021Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that companies’ ethics hotlines received fewer reports overall from employees last year despite a...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: Federated Hermes targets diversity and companies press Congress on climate change Dec 04, 2020Ben Maiden– CNN reported that a vote on whether Swiss companies should face greater liability at home for human rights and environmental abuses...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: Buffet presses BlackRock on climate plans, and UBS discloses Americas workforce diversity Feb 28, 2020Ben Maiden– Reuters reported on UBS Group’s disclosure that 38 percent of its employees in the Americas at the end of last year were women and...Read more