board diversity

SEC’s Lee looks to boards’ role in ESG

Jul 01, 2021

Boards are central to companies addressing ESG issues and should look to enhanced diversity and expertise to fulfill this role in a...Read more

Buy side

UK companies face greater scrutiny over board diversity

Feb 25, 2021

Tim Human

UK companies face greater scrutiny over board diversity

UK companies will face increased scrutiny over the ethnic and gender diversity of their boards at this year’s AGM season after an...Read more

Case studies

ESG focus accelerating in Brazil, says Agnes Blanco Querido of Morrow Sodali

Feb 04, 2021

Tim Human

ESG focus accelerating in Brazil, says Agnes Blanco Querido of Morrow Sodali

As investors up their focus on ESG, Brazilian companies are finding themselves more and more in the spotlight. Home to 60 percent of...Read more

ESG

Nasdaq board diversity plan attracts broad support

Jan 14, 2021

Ben Maiden

Nasdaq board diversity plan attracts broad support

Nasdaq’s efforts to promote diversity on boards has received support from a variety of constituencies, with a number of commenters...Read more

ESG

Nasdaq targets board diversity with ‘comply or explain’ plan

Dec 03, 2020

Ben Maiden

Nasdaq targets board diversity with ‘comply or explain’ plan

Nasdaq is moving to increase diversity on the boards of its listed companies amid growing pressure from investors and state laws for...Read more

ESG

California law set to boost board diversity

Sep 30, 2020

Alexa Belonick, Will Carter, Jackie Liu and Alfredo Silva

California law set to boost board diversity

California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 979 is set to make waves both within the state and across the country as a groundbreaking new law that...Read more

ESG

Coalition offers blueprint for boosting board diversity

Aug 19, 2020

Ben Maiden

Coalition offers blueprint for boosting board diversity

Several groups have come together to urge US companies to increase diversity on their boards and present a framework for how such...Read more

ESG

Equality in IR 2020: Social media highlights

Jul 23, 2020

Tim Human

Equality in IR 2020: Social media highlights

Building on its Women in IR events, IR Magazine held its first Equality in IR forum on July 22. Below, you can get a...Read more

Activism

Institutions take growing role in activism

Jul 22, 2020

Tim Human

Institutions take growing role in activism

Institutional investors are increasingly taking the lead on shareholder activism, causing a surge in campaigns focused on corporate...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

The week in investor relations: Raising capital, conference cuts and diversity targets

Jul 10, 2020

Tim Human

The week in investor relations: Raising capital, conference cuts and diversity targets

– US companies raised the most equity capital in any quarter on record between March and June, reported the Wall Street Journal...Read more

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