Adoption of CSR and Sustainability Reporting Standards: Economic Analysis and...
Posted by Hans Bonde Christensen (University of Chicago), Luzi Hail (University of Pennsylvania), and Christian Leuz (University of Chicago), on Monday, August 12, 2019 Editor's Note: Hans Bonde...
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Posted by Martin Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Editor's Note: Martin Lipton is a founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, specializing in...
View ArticleLegal Implications of The Business Roundtable Statement on Corporate Purpose
Posted by Betty M. Huber, Joseph A. Hall, and Louis Goldberg, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Editor's Note: Betty M. Huber is counsel, and Joseph A. Hall and Louis...
View ArticleSo Long to Shareholder Primacy
Posted by Cydney Posner, Cooley LLP, on Thursday, August 22, 2019 Editor's Note: Cydney S. Posner is special counsel at Cooley LLP. This post is based on a Cooley memorandum by Ms. Posner. In a press...
View ArticleWhy Isn’t Your Mutual Fund Sticking Up for You?
Posted by Leo E. Strine Jr. (Delaware Supreme Court and Harvard Law School) and Antonio Weiss (Harvard Kennedy School), on Friday, August 23, 2019 Editor's Note: Leo E. Strine, Jr. is Chief Justice of...
View ArticleFirearms and the Proxy Season
Posted by Cydney Posner, Cooley LLP, on Saturday, August 24, 2019 Editor's Note: Cydney S. Posner is special counsel at Cooley LLP. This post is based on a Cooley memorandum by Ms. Posner. Related...
View ArticleStakeholder Governance and the Fiduciary Duties of Directors
Posted by Martin Lipton, Karessa L. Cain, and Kathleen C. Iannone, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Saturday, August 24, 2019 Editor's Note: Martin Lipton is a founding partner of Wachtell,...
View ArticleBoard Oversight of Corporate Political Activity and CEO Activism
Posted by Holly J. Gregory, Sidley Austin LLP, on Friday, August 30, 2019 Editor's Note: Holly J. Gregory is partner at Sidley Austin LLP. This post is based on her Sidley publication. Related research...
View ArticleCompensation Committees and ESG
Posted by Robert Newbury, Don Delves, and Ryan Resch, Willis Towers Watson, on Saturday, August 31, 2019 Editor's Note: Robert Newbury is Director, and Don Delves and Ryan Resch are managing directors...
View ArticleSix Reasons We Don’t Trust the New “Stakeholder” Promise from the Business...
Posted by Nell Minow, ValueEdge Advisors, on Monday, September 2, 2019 Editor's Note: Nell Minow is Vice Chair of ValueEdge Advisors. A new statement from the Business Roundtable commits to stakeholder...
View ArticlePutting to Rest the Debate Between CSR and Current Corporate Law
Posted by Peter A. Atkins, Marc S. Gerber, and Edward B. Micheletti, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Saturday, September 7, 2019 Editor's Note: Peter A. Atkins, Marc S. Gerber, and...
View ArticleFirearms—Investor Responses amid Political Inaction
Posted by Damien Fruchart, Michael Jenks, and Verena Simmel, ISS ESG, on Monday, September 9, 2019 Editor's Note: Damien Fruchart is Associate Director, Michael Jenks is Vice President, and Verena...
View ArticleDirectors’ Duties in an Evolving Risk and Governance Landscape
Posted by Martin Lipton and William Savitt, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Thursday, September 19, 2019 Editor's Note: Martin Lipton is a founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz,...
View ArticleStakeholder Governance—Some Legal Points
Posted by Martin Lipton, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, on Friday, September 20, 2019 Editor's Note: Martin Lipton is a founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, specializing in...
View ArticleInvestor Stewardship Reporting and Engagement
Posted by Hywel Ball, Loree Gourley, and Brandon Perlberg, EY UK, on Sunday, September 22, 2019 Editor's Note: Hywel Ball is Managing Partner for Assurance, UK and Ireland; Loree Gourley is Director of...
View ArticleTaking Corporate Social Responsibility Seriously
Posted by Howell E. Jackson (Harvard Law School), on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Editor's Note: Howell E. Jackson is the James S. Reid, Jr., Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and Chair of the...
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Proxy Season Say-on-Pay Review
Posted by Laura Elmore, Henry Mbom, and Brian Myers, Willis Towers Watson, on Monday, September 30, 2019 Editor's Note: Laura Elmore and Brian Myers are consultants and Henry Mbom is a senior associate...
View ArticleA Call by Investors on US Companies to Align Climate Lobbying with Paris...
Posted by Barbara Grady, Ceres, on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Editor's Note: Barbara Grady is the communications manager for the California Program at Ceres. This post is based on her Ceres memorandum....
View ArticleStakeholder Capitalism and Executive Compensation
Posted by Don Delves and Ryan Resch, Willis Towers Watson, on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 Editor's Note: Don Delves and Ryan Resch are managing directors at Willis Towers Watson. This post is based on...
View ArticleA Common-Sense Approach to Corporate Purpose, ESG and Sustainability
Posted by John Wilcox, Morrow Sodali, on Saturday, October 26, 2019 Editor's Note: John C. Wilcox is Chairman of Morrow Sodali. This post is based on a Morrow Sodali memorandum by Mr. Wilcox. Related...
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