The Background: The spotlight on board diversity—particularly gender diversity—will continue to be a central theme in the 2019 proxy season.
The Issue: Public company directors should anticipate that their board's...more
The Background: In recent years, issues relating to environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") topics have become higher corporate priorities, tracking with the developing expectations of investors and the public.
The...more
The Background: The NYC Pension Funds, which led the largely successful campaign to implement proxy access rights across corporate America, have launched a new crusade to improve the diversity of corporate boards....more
10/2/2017
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