Far fewer boards at companies in North America are linking their executives’ compensation to ESG than are their peers in Europe, according to new research...
Make sure you have a ‘break glass in case of emergency’ plan to actively talk to your shareholders when – not if – activist investors buy into your company’s stock. Maintain a cohesive sense of all your company’s interactions with investors and be vigilant in your monitoring...
The chair of NIRI says she has not seen activists leverage ESG as often as traditional shareholder proposals in the 2022 proxy season so far and the ESG proposals that are tabled are rarely passed. IR Magazine caught up with Victoria Sivrais, chair of the US association of IROs and a partner at the strategic communications firm Clermont Partners, during the NIRI 2022 Annual Conference this month...
Over the past two years, the pandemic and other large-scale events have altered the landscape in which public companies operate. These companies have been put to the test on how they are managing risks and opportunities throughout this period, especially as it relates to ESG practices...
A growing number of companies are discussing ESG issues on the earnings call. According to FactSet, more than 30 percent of S&P 500 companies cited ‘ESG’ during their first-quarter earnings call this year – the highest number on record...
Boards are central to companies addressing ESG issues and should look to enhanced diversity and expertise to fulfill this role in a positive way, according to SEC member Allison Herren Lee...
Nasdaq’s efforts to promote diversity on boards has received support from a variety of constituencies, with a number of commenters approving of its ‘comply-or-explain’ approach...
Looking ahead at 2021, corporate management teams will be facing a very different operating environment from the one that prevailed through most of 2020...
In 2017, iStar received just under 40 percent support for its executive compensation package, but turned it around with 94 percent support the following year...
In the wake of uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on public markets, many compensation committees are evaluating how to follow through on incentive compensation for their executive teams...
Institutional investors are increasingly taking the lead on shareholder activism, causing a surge in campaigns focused on corporate governance, according to new research...
The campaign comes amid a surge in interest in corporate governance and responsible investing that is likely to intensify in the 2015 proxy season. Bank of America Merrill Lynch recently became the first major US brokerage to sign the UN-sponsored ...
ISS responses highlight a concern for board diversity with 60 percent of investors and 75 percent of issuers taking the matter into consideration when evaluating a board, ISS says. About 17 percent of investors and 7 percent of issuer respondents say they do ...
The percentage of women on boards of FTSE 350 companies rose to 18.5 percent this year from about 10 percent in 2008, while women made up 14.6 percent of Canada's TSX Composite Index, up from 10.6 percent six years ago. Australia's ASX 300 boards ...
Corporate directors in the US have become more sensitive about low support for board nominees in the past year and are more likely to think somebody on their board should be replaced, according to PwC's 2014 Annual Corporate Directors Survey...