Inside IBM’s year-round engagement efforts
For IBM, shareholder engagement is nothing new. Evan Barth, senior counsel at the company, says that when he joined IBM in 2008...
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How Caesars improved governance through ‘trial by fire’
Caesars Entertainment Corporation this year wins the award for governance team of the year (large cap) after making strides on...
Industry gets first insight into SEC’s 14a-8 no-action shift
Governance professionals at companies, law firms and investors are beginning to find out how the SEC will apply its revised...
The Clorox Company’s governance lead discusses engagement and ESG reporting
When Corporate Secretary caught up with Angela Hilt, vice president, corporate secretary and deputy general counsel at The Clorox...
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The week in GRC: Apple to face human rights shareholder proposal, and COSO issues new cyber-security framework
The week in GRC will be taking a week off for the holidays. It will return on January 3. From all at Corporate Secretary , happy...
Investors get different perspective from year-round engagement, says Regions Financial governance head
Off-season governance engagement continues to evolve, and for Regions Financial Corporation that means directors are increasingly...
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GM governance team discusses benefits of collaboration on proxy statements
GM’s securities counsel John Kim says he is proud of how the company worked cross-functionally to deliver its award-winning proxy...
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The week in GRC: ExxonMobil defeats climate lawsuit, and Saudi Aramco celebrates IPO
– Jefferies has agreed to pay almost $4 million to draw a line under accusations it mismanaged its ADR program, according to the...
Experts highlight need for engagement flexibility
Companies need to be able to customize and adapt their shareholder engagement efforts, both to meet investor needs and to catch...
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Zevin Asset Management criticizes shareholder proposal reform plan
Zevin Asset Management has complained to the SEC about its plans to raise thresholds for submitting shareholder proposals, while...
