The week in GRC: 2024 saw record number of activists and companies brace for geopolitical uncertainty in 2025
– Reuters reported that, according to a Barclays report, a record number of activist shareholders launched campaigns at global...
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Opinion: Leveling the playing field of corporate and shareholder transparency
Over the last several years government agencies, institutional investors and proxy advisory firms have been seeking greater...
Proposal on Microsoft’s overseas datacenter locations garners support
Almost a third of Microsoft Corporation shareholder votes have backed a proposal seeking information about certain of the company...
Corporate Governance Awards: On the red carpet with Transocean
Governance Intelligence recently presented our 17th annual Corporate Governance Awards at a gala event in New York. We had the...
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Starbucks attempts to exclude shareholder proposal on cage-free eggs
Starbucks Corporation is asking the SEC for the go-ahead to exclude a shareholder proposal about cage-free eggs in China and Japan...
Comment: Four lessons for governance and IR professionals from Disney’s proxy fight with Trian Partners
2024 is almost over and, while it is not yet time to wrap it up (earnings season is not over yet and we still have a slightly...
Deere & Company seeks to omit shareholder proposal on DE&I policies
Deere & Company, also known as John Deere, is asking the SEC for the go-ahead to omit a shareholder proposal from its 2025 proxy...
The week in GRC: Southwest Airlines announces board changes and Starboard Value presses News Corp on dual-class share structure
– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that activist investor Starboard Value said News Corp should eliminate its dual-class...
Not content with dominating the news, AI heads for shareholder proposals
It’s barely news to our readers that AI continues to have a widespread impact on the capital markets, not only the wider world...
Governance lessons to learn from this year’s shareholder activism
In this month’s episode of the Governance Matters podcast, we take a look at some of the key moments and trends in shareholder...
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