ComplianceThe week in GRC: SEC approves pay vs performance rule and Apple workers push back on return-to-office policy Aug 26, 2022Ben Maiden– Bloomberg reported that McDonald’s will add Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano to its board as part of a handful of changes...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
ComplianceThe week in GRC: S&P 500 sees important board diversity step and data shows gender pay gap starts early in careers Aug 11, 2022Ben Maiden– CNN reported that, for the first time, every company listed on the S&P 500 has at least one racially or ethnically diverse...Read more
EnforcementThe week in GRC: US companies face year-round wildfire threat and S&P 500 firms face more shareholder proposals Aug 05, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) imposed a $30 mn fine on...Read more
ComplianceDebate looms over SEC shareholder proposals plan Aug 03, 2022Ben MaidenThe SEC’s plan to update the grounds on which companies may be allowed to exclude shareholder proposals looks set to divide opinion...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
ComplianceThe week in GRC: Financial firms turn to crime-detecting AI and companies will have to disclose supply-chain financing details Jul 22, 2022Ben Maiden– Reuters reported that Suncor Energy said it had added three new independent directors and would review a possible sale of its...Read more
ComplianceThe week in GRC: SEC proposes changes to shareholder proposal rule and more brands publicly support abortion rights Jul 15, 2022Ben Maiden– The Wall Street Journal reported that companies are asking the SEC to alter its proposed climate-disclosure requirements to give...Read more
ESGSEC scraps rules giving companies more power in proxy process Jul 14, 2022Tim HumanThe SEC has voted to undo Trump-era rules that handed companies more involvement in the creation of proxy advice. Under the changes ,...Read more
BoardroomThe week in GRC: Few US companies disclose pay data by race and GameStop board approves stock split Jul 08, 2022Ben Maiden– According to The Wall Street Journal (paywall), firms that verify companies’ climate data are at odds over who is qualified to...Read more