Another great panel! In this 39-minute video, join Leidos’ Henrique Canarim, Etsy’s Jennifer Card and Intel’s Alex Shukhman as they discuss:
1. When you’re working on brand new disclosure – some new development or a new rule requirement – what…
As a long-time observer of proxies, it’s refreshing to see the explosive growth in the use of infographics. If used properly, graphics can convey a message—particularly a complicated one—in ways that text simply can’t. Something that used to take several…
Transparency Criteria #66 for the proxy states: “The document includes disclosure of CEO and average NEOs pay mix presented as a graphic or using other visual elements.”
The “pay mix” graphic is designed to demonstrate that the CEO and other…
In this 16-minute video, join Broc Romanek – and Labrador’s Jenn Cooney and Molly Doran – to discuss the new transparency criteria that we have added for the five disclosure documents: proxies, 10-Ks, ESG reports, IR websites and codes of…
I had a rough year in 2023. Toughest one of my 62 years. I’m doing better but this year could turn out to be challenging as well. You never know. That’s the nature of life. Here are some lessons I’ve…
Here’s the intro from this blog by Cooley’s Cydney Posner: “The Center for Audit Quality, working with Ideagen Audit Analytics, has just released a new edition of its annual ‘Audit Committee Transparency Barometer,’ which, over the past ten years, has measured…
Following up on my recent blog about the “CD&A Executive Summary,” understanding the elements of a compensation program are so crucial that a good proxy summarizes this information at the outset. A reader wants to know what your elements are,…
These in-house speakers are crisp and practical – it is a great panel! In this 22-minute video, join Healthpeak Properties’ Carol Samaan, Lumen Technologies’ Michael Rouvina and Cognizant’s Aya Kiy-Morrocco as they discuss:
When you’re working on brand new disclosure…
Transparency Criteria #63 for the proxy states:
The proxy summary or CD&A executive summary includes a summary of key compensation practices and policies (what we do/don’t do, or list).
As a long-time practitioner, it’s been interesting to see the phenomenal…
Since the SEC last overhauled its executive pay disclosure requirements in 2006, there’s been a slow and steady change in the ways that compensation matters have been disclosed in the proxy. One of those changes is the need for a…
Following up on my recent blog about “10 Surprising Things About the CSRD,” here is a 9-page thought piece from Labrador about whether your company has to comply with the EU’s Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD)…
In this 14-minute demo video, Seth Duppstadt of LEXamples joins us to show us his latest creation: LEXamples! Right now, using LEXamples is free – and there are a number of reasons why you might want to try it out…
At the present time, our set of transparency criteria doesn’t address the “statements in opposition” to shareholder proposals that companies include in their proxies after each shareholder proposal included in their proxy. In his recent “Shareholder Service Optimizer” article, long-time…
One challenge that sometimes happens as part of a company’s drafting process is when the compensation group is working off kilter a little bit from the rest of the drafting team.
The problem arises due to a timing difference. The…
We have assembled a great team for the “Transparency Scientific Committee” – a nice mix of collegial folks from our field with a wide variety of experience and expertise. As laid out in the Committee Charter, the committee operates independently…
