board diversity

How Singapore is taking sustainability and diversity on board

Apr 08, 2022

Several new corporate governance measures are slated to be introduced in the Singaporean capital markets in coming years, with...Read more

Activism

Alphabet files requests to exclude shareholder proposals

Feb 10, 2022

Ben Maiden

Alphabet files requests to exclude shareholder proposals

Google parent company Alphabet is seeking the SEC’s go-ahead to exclude several shareholder proposals from its 2022 proxy statement,...Read more

ESG

Board evaluation increasingly a 'real time' process, says EY

Nov 11, 2021

Garnet Roach

Board evaluation increasingly a 'real time' process, says EY

Almost a quarter (23 percent) of Fortune 100 firms say board evaluation is now an ongoing process and something that happens beyond...Read more

Regulation

How to prepare for Nasdaq’s board diversity rules

Aug 24, 2021

John Newell

Sean Donahue

How to prepare for Nasdaq’s board diversity rules

The SEC on August 6 approved Nasdaq’s proposed board diversity rules . The rules require Nasdaq-listed companies to disclose annually...Read more

Regulation

SEC gives green light to Nasdaq board diversity plan

Aug 09, 2021

Ben Maiden

SEC gives green light to Nasdaq board diversity plan

The SEC on Friday approved Nasdaq’s plan to promote diversity on boards. The move opens the door for Nasdaq to require companies...Read more

ESG

UK board directors value diversity of thought above gender, age and ethnicity, study finds

Aug 05, 2021

Maria Ward-Brennan

UK board directors value diversity of thought above gender, age and ethnicity, study finds

Increasing gender diversity has proven to be beneficial for FTSE companies, but when asked about the most important aspect of...Read more

ESG

Boards looking beyond traditional experience for new director appointments

Jul 29, 2021

Maria Ward-Brennan

Boards looking beyond traditional experience for new director appointments

The number of newly appointed directors with traditional backgrounds has fallen from 59.4 percent in 2019 to 56 percent in 2021,...Read more

ESG

SEC’s Lee looks to boards’ role in ESG

Jul 01, 2021

Ben Maiden

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

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board diversity

How Singapore is taking sustainability and diversity on board

Alphabet files requests to exclude shareholder proposals

Board evaluation increasingly a 'real time' process, says EY

How to prepare for Nasdaq’s board diversity rules

SEC gives green light to Nasdaq board diversity plan

UK board directors value diversity of thought above gender, age and ethnicity, study finds

Boards looking beyond traditional experience for new director appointments

SEC’s Lee looks to boards’ role in ESG

UK companies face greater scrutiny over board diversity

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

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