ShareholdersDisney shareholders to vote on lobbying and employee representation Jan 22, 2021Ben MaidenShareholders of The Walt Disney Company will vote on proposals regarding two governance issues in the spotlight – lobbying activities...Read more
ESGGovernance Matters: Understanding Federated Hermes’ ESG integration and emerging themes for the 2021 proxy season Dec 08, 2020Jeff CossetteFor corporate governance teams, the proliferation of socially responsible investment asset managers presents both risks and...Read more
Covid-19Opinion: Virtual AGMs bringing increased engagement Sep 24, 2020Dorothy FlynnThe number of virtual shareholder meetings (VSMs) ballooned this year because of the obvious necessity presented by the Covid-19...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: BlackRock discloses votes against climate crisis laggards, and SEC postpones Rule 14a-8 vote Sep 18, 2020Ben Maiden– According to CNBC , the philanthropic investment group created by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar intends to convince business leaders...Read more
ESGVanguard keeps up ESG focus Sep 16, 2020Ben MaidenVanguard has maintained its focus on ESG issues in terms of engagement and voting, according to its investment stewardship report on...Read more
Covid-19Investor groups urge SEC to help improve virtual AGMs Jul 17, 2020Ben MaidenA coalition of major investor groups has called on the SEC to take action to avoid a repeat of what it says was a proxy season...Read more
Covid-19More proposals reaching AGM votes this proxy season Jun 24, 2020Ben MaidenThe 2020 proxy season has been unusual for many reasons, not least because hundreds of companies have switched to virtual AGMs as a...Read more
Covid-19How to prepare for a contested virtual AGM May 29, 2020Igor Kirman and Sabastian NilesThe 2020 proxy season has been anything but routine, with the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting state shelter-in-place orders...Read more
ShareholdersWalmart shareholders to vote on employee board representation Apr 09, 2020Ben MaidenWalmart shareholders will vote on a measure looking to add employee representation to the company’s board at a time when such ideas...Read more
Covid-19Issuers explore virtual AGMs amid Covid-19 uncertainty Mar 16, 2020Zsuzsanna SzaboMany issuers are putting a contingency plan into their proxy materials to allow them to host a virtual shareholder meeting if in-...Read more