CareersCIRI elects Adam Borgatti of Aecon as new board chair Jun 20, 2022James BeechThe IR community in North America welcomes another change at the top this month with the appointment of Adam Borgatti as the new chair...Read more
ActivismThe week in investor relations: SEC targets bogus ESG claims, CEO pay ratio a ‘failed experiment’ and Icahn loses proxy fight with McDonald’s May 27, 2022James Beech– Reuters (paywall) reported on Wednesday that the SEC proposed a pair of rule changes aimed at stamping out unfounded claims by funds...Read more
ESGDecision-useful data, external frameworks and driving outcomes: EY on ESG Jan 14, 2021Garnet RoachWhen EY published its recent report, Six priorities for boards in 2021 , it spoke of organizations ‘evaluating every aspect of their...Read more
ReportingReport highlights evolving ESG disclosure in proxy statements Oct 08, 2019Ben MaidenUS companies are continuing to ramp up ESG-related disclosures and visual presentations of board processes in their proxy statements,...Read more
Buy sideNorway SWF calls for annual elections to Kellogg’s board Apr 25, 2019Garnet RoachNorway’s $1.1 tn sovereign wealth fund (SWF) says it will support a shareholder proposal calling for annual elections of board members...Read more
ESGInvestors put focus on board diversity for 2019 proxy season Feb 15, 2019Garnet RoachMore than half (53 percent) of investors say board diversity is top of mind going into the coming proxy season, according to the 2019...Read more
Case studiesAsian IR heads have more meetings with board than global average, study finds Jan 29, 2019Judith UgwumaduAsian IR heads are meeting their board members and committees more frequently than their North American and European counterparts, a...Read more
ESGGet investor buy-in for your long-term strategy Nov 19, 2018Ali SaribasThe current playing field for companies is becoming an increasingly complex environment in which to operate; potentially leading to a...Read more