One of the reasons why the proxy has become so much more important in the last decade is that shareholders have taken the elections of directors more seriously and are more apt to vote against a director than they used…
I like Lockheed Martin’s “Disclosure Hub.” And not because I used to be employed there twenty-five years ago. The “Disclosure Hub” is all about Lockheed Martin’s sustainability disclosures.
The toolbar at the top breaks down the disclosure documents into four…
A number of our Transparency Criteria relate to the type of qualifications that a company seeks for C-Suite officers – or officers that should be in the C-Suite – that have titles that tend to be on the newer side…
Recently, I blogged an example from Pru about director time commitments, noting that more companies are providing this type of disclosure in the proxy in response to investor demands. I received a lot of feedback on that blog – so…
I spent the heart of the pandemic teaching myself how to make videos and made several dozen about what is – and what isn’t – considered a perquisite for proxy reporting purposes. As noted in this video, the question of…
Stakeholders want details about the culture fostered by the company related to compliance, including whether adequate training is a priority.
Transparency Criteria #61 for the ESG report states: “The company discusses its ethics and compliance culture.” And related to this…
With heightened importance on the disclosure regarding the director nomination process, the “skills & qualifications” section has evolved considerably in recent years.
One of the latest innovations comes from Chevron. Page 4 of the 2024 proxy statement has a fantastic…
Prudential has a history of being one of the best when it comes to proxy disclosure. No surprise since the wonderful Peggy Foran oversees that company’s disclosure.
One of the latest disclosure innovations from Pru is this director renominations discussion…
Objectively applying the 71 transparency criteria for the ESG report during our “Transparency Awards” process, Ecolab won best ESG Report this year. Here’s their 2023 Growth & Impact Report.
Bearing in mind again that the criteria are objectively applied, here…
Objectively applying the 27 transparency criteria for the Code of Conduct during our “Transparency Awards” process, NextEra Energy won best Code of Conduct this year after being ranked 16th last year. Here’s their Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Bearing…
Objectively applying the 25 transparency criteria for the IR web site during our “Transparency Awards” process, both Honeywell and Bank of America won best IR Web Site this year. It was a tie for first! Here’s Honeywell’s IR web site…
Objectively applying the 28 transparency criteria for the Form 10-K during our “Transparency Awards” process, ConocoPhillips won best Form 10-K this year after coming in second last year. Here’s their 2024 Form 10-K.
Bearing in mind again that the criteria…
Objectively applying the 234 transparency criteria to the five disclosure documents we track during our “Transparency Awards” process, Ford Motor Company came up big as the winner this year of “Most Improved.” Here’s their 2024 proxy statement; the 2023 Form…
Objectively applying the 83 transparency criteria for the proxy statement during our “Transparency Awards” process, my alma mater – Lockheed Martin – won best proxy this year after coming in second last year. Here’s their 2024 proxy statement.
Bearing in…
Objectively applying the 234 transparency criteria to the five disclosure documents we track during our “Transparency Awards” process, Intel came up as the big winner this year after coming in fourth last year (and in first the year before that).…
