Podcast - Operationalizing Data Protection: Build Trust, Not Just Compliance
The Garden State's AG Blueprint: Data, Partnership, Accountability — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership: Building Trust and Relationships: The Power of Compliance and Ethics with Jacqui Pruet
Marketing Minute Video with NP Strategy: Mastering Stakeholder Engagement
Monthly Minute | ESG—Integrating Public Policy Engagement
Episode 12 | Scoring Big for the CLE: A Conversation with David Gilbert, President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
[Webinar] Impact and ESG in the Cannabis Industry
Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
Compliance Perspectives: Rolling Out New Compliance Initiatives
Episode 22: Social Impact Programs: Why Purpose Makes a Difference
Measures of success: How value-based pricing may change the pharmaceutical industry
FCPA Compliance Report-Episode 330 Robin Bew and Henry Stoever of the NACD
Typically, someone from the general counsel/corporate secretary team is always involved in an engagement. From there, you look at the agenda for the engagement to see what the issues are – and you bring the right people. You...more
Engagement needs to be both a strategic process and a two-way dialogue, because the investors you’re engaging with have their own goals for your engagement with them. Does each side have certain expectations as to where the...more
Corporate boards are no stranger to near-term pressures, but these days the pressures are piling as high as they ever have. Geopolitical tensions and supply-chain disruptions; climate change and technological revolutions;...more
During the proxy season, everyone’s flat out soliciting votes, so investors are jammed up, and they’ll be available for engagement only if there’s something very specific to your annual meeting that’s important enough to them...more
On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2337 (“SB 2337”), a novel regulation that will require significant disclosure obligations for proxy advisors, such as ISS and Glass Lewis, for their voting...more
Public company boards are facing an unprecedented convergence of destabilizing forces, including geopolitical shocks, inflation, supply-chain disruptions, social unrest, and rapid technological change. At the same time,...more
As the 2025 AGM and reporting season passes its peak, we have produced a note of our reflections on what we’ve seen in the market so far this year, and developments we’re expecting in the coming months. The key themes...more
Key Points - Revised guidance from the SEC regarding ownership reporting is making institutional investors circumspect about raising issues with management. - Seeking to influence a company’s executive compensation, or...more
The SEC Staff recently issued new guidance (C&DI 103.12) on how a shareholder’s engagement with a company’s management could disqualify the shareholder from using the SEC’s short-form Schedule 13G....more
In 2025, the business environment will continue to be challenging, with increasing uncertainty and disruptions impacting companies and their employees. Emerging technologies are rapidly retooling, if not revolutionizing,...more
Shareholder activism to further environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals faces intense antitrust scrutiny in the United States. Some members of Congress and state attorneys general claim these efforts may violate the...more
Continuing on with our “shareholder engagement” series of blogs, you need an organized set of engagement procedures with priorities and the ability to call on internal cross-department coordination – and director...more
As our world becomes increasingly digital, the importance of cybersecurity has never been more critical. From personal devices to enterprise networks, cyber threats are evolving at an alarming pace, targeting vulnerabilities...more
Both investors and companies are maturing in how they view critical issues raised at the corporate ballot box. Even amid a proxy season that included “the priciest shareholder fight ever,” according to The Wall Street...more
Q&A with Yumi Narita, NYC Office of the Comptroller - In late May, Yumi Narita, Executive Director of Corporate Governance at the New York City Office of the Comptroller, spoke with Stephen Brown, Senior Advisor, KPMG Board...more
How you engage your stakeholders can make or break any strategy. NP Strategy Director Abigail Darlington shares key insights into what makes a great stakeholder engagement plan....more
With environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles garnering increased attention in corporate circles in recent years, there has been an accompanying rise in demand for analytical products that evaluate companies’...more
The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) announced it will host an online engagement session on Nov. 30, 2023, to share feedback received during the April and May 2023 Provider Engagement Forums....more
It has been a few months since the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, a landmark case involving affirmative action. The court’s decision prohibits universities from...more
Following a tumultuous 2022 shareholder proposal no-action letter season, the 2023 season contained fewer surprises from the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission...more
While it might seem counterintuitive, as business and human rights continues a sprint toward a mandatory paradigm, voluntary multi-stakeholder initiatives (“MSIs”) are perhaps more important than ever before. MSIs provide...more
In the face of the rising popularity of stakeholderism, Professor Stephen Bainbridge has determined to "stand athwart the tracks of corporate governance and yell 'stop' as the stakeholder capitalism train pulls out of the...more
The past few years have seen “ESG” — referring to environmental, social, and governance factors that influence decision making — move from being a fringe shareholder proxy issue to a front-of-mind C-suite issue....more
Public company executives have long engaged with their shareholders, especially during proxy season, to share business strategy and address investor concerns. In recent years, public company directors have increasingly...more
In yesterday's post, I highlighted a new discussion paper arguing that Twitter's leaders through its stakeholders "under the bus" in favor of the interests of the stockholders. According to the authors, stakeholder...more