Directed by Ceres, the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) has published a consultation paper (free registration required) with recommendations for integrating sustainability disclosu...
As companies prepare for annual meetings, they should consider in advance their preferred approach if the proponent or a designated representative does not attend the meeting to properly ...
When the SEC began an investigation of whether a Facebook post by the Netflix CEO violated Regulation FD, companies became alarmed that it represented the regulator’s views that social ...
Glass Lewis is often criticized for its lack of transparency, which is wanting even by the standards of proxy advisory firms. It does not provide companies with a free copy of its own vot...
According to the latest Semler Brossy report, only three Russell 3000 companies (Nuance Communications, Digital Generation and Navistar) have failed their say-on-pay vote, with Navistar r...
The PCAOB has proposed a framework for reorganizing existing auditing standards based on topics. Currently, existing standards consist of “AS Standards,” which are new or amended stan...
As proxy season gets under way and the usual agitation over the influence of the proxy advisory firms begins, the Chamber of Commerce is trying to set some ground rules for the three main...
We spoke with Agenda for its recent article, “Large Companies Have Strictest Director Independence Standards” (subscription required), which explored the Conference Board’s 2013 Dir...
Hewlett-Packard’s annual meeting yesterday was preceded by a bustle of activity around the agenda items, with a string of news reports announcing that as many as 5 of its 11 board membe...
Is there a difference between a shareholder proposal that asks that the Board’s chairman be an independent director as defined by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and who has no...