ComplianceThe week in GRC: Meta fined for data-scraping breach, Engine Capital pushes for Univar sale and Salesforce co-CEO to depart Dec 02, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Facebook owner Meta Platforms €265 mn ($...Read more
ComplianceGovernance professionals guide on preparing for 2023: Part 3 Nov 23, 2022Ben MaidenThe SEC’s landmark rulemaking on climate change has not yet been finalized but governance professionals say companies can and should...Read more
ShareholdersGovernance professionals guide on preparing for 2023: Part 2 Nov 21, 2022Ben MaidenThere has been a proliferation of what some observers call ‘anti-ESG’ shareholder proposals – those that are very similar to other ESG...Read more
ShareholdersThe week in GRC: Activist urges Alphabet to cut costs and SEC reports rise in enforcement actions Nov 18, 2022Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that Tyson Foods’ board is overseeing a ‘thorough review’ of the arrest of CFO John Tyson on charges that he...Read more
ESGThe week in GRC: New York voters approve $4.2 bn environmental bond and ISSB chair hopeful on aligning its standards and EU rules Nov 11, 2022Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that the US Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases that may make it easier to challenge the regulatory power of...Read more
ComplianceWhat you need to know about the SEC’s clawback rules Nov 04, 2022Carina Antweil, Robin Melman and Gail Stewart The SEC on October 26 adopted final recovery rules , commonly referred to as clawback rules, in a significant shift for executive...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: SEC accountant warns of fraud uptick amid economic fears and IRS clamping down on Russia sanctions evasion Nov 04, 2022Ben Maiden– CNN reported that, according to a securities filing, Twitter’s board of directors was dissolved following Elon Musk’s takeover of...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Companies seeking guidance on corporate minimum tax and SEC’s Gensler defends clawback rule Oct 28, 2022Ben Maiden– According to the Financial Times (paywall), executives at some US public companies will earn millions of dollars in equity-based...Read more
CompliancePay versus performance: What public companies need to know Oct 25, 2022Jean McLoughlinKyle SeifriedThe SEC’s new pay-versus-performance rule changes will present myriad challenges – and potential opportunities – to public company...Read more
EnforcementAre your ESG disclosures vulnerable to claims of ‘greenwashing’? Oct 18, 2022Brock Bosson Helene BanksAs corporations continuously seek to improve and set ever-higher standards for themselves, the hashtag-friendly term ‘greenwashing’...Read more