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Fenwick & West LLP

Proxy Advisors, Institutional Investors Shift Diversity Policies and Mandates

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Some proxy advisors and institutional investors have made changes to their diversity policies and mandates, including the following ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

ISS and Glass Lewis: Board Diversity Voting Policies

On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced a change to its voting policy with respect to board diversity. ISS will no longer consider the gender and racial and/or ethnic diversity of U.S. company...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ISS Indefinitely Halts Consideration of Diversity Factors When Making Proxy Voting Recommendations

On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced that it is suspending the consideration of diversity factors when making voting recommendations for directors at U.S. public companies. ISS’s press...more

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Securities Law Update - December 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of Fenwick’s Securities Law Update. This issue contains updates and important reminders on...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Governance Insights: Trends and Developments in Diversity

Davies Governance Insights analyzes the top trends and issues most important to Canadian public companies and provides practical guidance for boards to meet these challenges head on. In the 2020 edition of Davies...more

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ISS Proposes 2022 Benchmark Updates for Say on Climate, Gender Diversity and Say on Pay

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Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has released proposed updates for comment to certain of its Canadian benchmark proxy voting policies (each, a Proposed Policy) for the 2022 proxy season. The Proposed Policies are open...more

Allen Matkins

Want To Be Classified As "Diverse"?  According To ISS, Be A Member Of The Right Club

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Earlier this week, I wrote about the classifications used by ISS in determining whether a director is "diverse".  In short, I found ISS' scheme illogical and perverse.  California's board diversity mandate uses different...more

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ISS' Arbitrary And Capricious Assessment Of Board Diversity

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Last week, Liz Dunshee at TheCorporateCounsel.net noted that ISS has updated its policies and procedures to explain how it assesses racial and ethnic diversity.  Currently, ISS considers board diversity in making voting...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Corporate Governance: The Ascension of ESG

The change in administration is expected to bring a governmental and regulatory climate that is vastly more hospitable to calls to facilitate the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into...more

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Turning Up the Heat on Board Diversity and E & S Risk Oversight: Quick Guide to ISS and Glass Lewis 2021 Proxy Season Updates

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Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis recently released their respective policy updates for the 2021 proxy season. Key updates are summarized below....more

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