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The week in GRC: US CEO-worker pay gap widens and Icahn drops proxy fight at Kroger

Jun 10, 2022

8 min read

– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Carl Icahn is dropping a proxy fight focused on the treatment of pregnant pigs...

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How the SEC’s climate disclosure plan raises the bar for boards

Jun 08, 2022

2 Authors

Jane Storero Yelena Barychev

9 min read

On March 21, 2022, the SEC proposed sweeping new disclosure requirements that would require public companies (both US issuers and...

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Governance Matters podcast: Gearing up for the governance road ahead

Jun 07, 2022

By Ben Maiden

3 min read

One of the key responsibilities and challenges facing boards is the oversight of ESG-related risks and opportunities. Their...

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How SEC rule changes may impact engagement with activists

Jun 07, 2022

By Ben Maiden

3 min read

A pair of long-discussed and highly anticipated regulatory changes affecting activist investors and the US companies they target...

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Investors expect senior management pay to be linked to ESG, research finds

May 23, 2022

By Lloyd Bevan

3 min read

Three in four investors expect senior management pay to be linked to ESG, according to the latest report on executive compensation...

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Nominations open for Corporate Governance Awards 2022

May 17, 2022

By Ben Maiden

2 min read

Corporate Secretary has opened the submissions process for the 15th Corporate Governance Awards ahead of an in-person gala...

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Succession planning: Preparations for the inevitable

May 04, 2022

By Staff writers

2 min read

Corporate Secretary’s ‘Succession planning: Preparations for the inevitable’ report presents data collected from a survey...

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Boards’ ESG discussions increase amid investor interest in oversight, survey finds

Apr 25, 2022

By Ben Maiden

3 min read

A large majority of boards are discussing ESG topics more frequently than in the past amid investor scrutiny of how they are...

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The week in GRC: Amazon faces activism from New York pension funds and Icahn urges investors to back his proxy fight at McDonald’s

Apr 22, 2022

By Ben Maiden

9 min read

– CNBC reported that Elon Musk said Twitter’s board of directors won’t be compensated for serving if he acquires the company....

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Google parent to face votes on board selection policies

Apr 21, 2022

By Ben Maiden

5 min read

Shareholders in Google parent company Alphabet will vote at its June 1 AGM on two proposals addressing policies for selecting new...