Attorneys General of 16 U.S. States sent a letter (Meta_CSRD_CSDDD) to Mark Zulerberg, encouraging Meta not to comply with European law, which, in practical effect, could amount to a violation of European legal obligations. The letter contains implicit and explicit threats suggesting that if Meta complies with the EU’s CSRD and CSDDD, it may be violating […]
DEI support remains strong despite attacks by President Trump and officials in several states. Many states have issued guidance on how to stay legally compliant. As Timothy Smith of the Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) points out, “this proxy season, approximately 98% of the shares voted to maintain current corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.” […]
Tesla 2024 Proxy Votes. James McRitchie’s Proposal for the annual election of all directors is one of several items to be voted on before or during the Tesla (TSLA) annual meeting on June 13, 2024, at 1:30 a.m. Pacific time. Attend the annual meeting online or in person. I suggest you vote in advance. However, you […]
Intuitive Surgical 2023 Pay Equity is just one of several issues to be voted on before the annual meeting at 3 pm Pacific on April 27, 2023. Vote AGAINST Levy, Johnson, Ladd, Nachtsheim, Reed, Pay; FOR#5 pay equity disclosure. (more…)
Pay Equity Disclosure 2023 is a hot topic for CorpGov.net thanks to assistance from Julia Cedarholm of Arjuna Capital, who contributed to their groundbreaking Racial and Gender Pay Scorecard. Arjuna’s efforts in this area and their reports since 2018 are impressive. Over the last seven years, 143 shareholder proposals requesting pay gap disclosures have been filed […]
The following guest post originally appeared as a 2019 supplement to The Shareholder Service Optimizer. See Publishers Note at the bottom of this post for more details on how it was changed and how it is relevant to both issuers and employee shareholders. (more…)
ICCR Proxy Resolutions and Voting Guide now includes all proposals filed so far for the 2022 season by Corporate Governance. I could not be more delighted, since this is the group that is most responsible for inspiring my own work! ICCR has published its Guide every year since 1974. The 2022 Guide discusses 436 resolutions filed by […]