By now, you might be asking the question: “What is ‘transparent’ disclosure anyway?” I can tell you for starters that transparency means something that is far more than plain English, far more than proxy design. It’s about clearly communicating –…
Transparency Criteria #22 for the proxy states:
Board skills are presented in a matrix or table indicating the skills held by each individual director.
Transparency Criteria #23 for the proxy states:
Board skills are presented in a matrix, table, graphic(s),…
In this 16-minute video, Curley Global IR’s Sally Curley addresses:
1. Who should “own” the ESG process – and what is IR’s role in that process?
2. What unique attributes does an IR Officer (IRO) bring to ESG reporting?
3.…
Transparency Criteria #21 for the proxy states:
Each director biography includes a photo and at least five separately presented attributes (such as tenure, age, independence, other public directorships, and committee assignments).
Fortunately, director bios have almost uniformly come a long…
In this 13-minute video, Gibson Dunn’s Sheldon Nagesh addresses:
How did universal proxy fare this proxy season?
What might that mean for next season?
Do all of these advance notice changes really mean anything?
Is proxy access dead?
https://youtu.be/hA6nGOeEFQw…
Transparency Criteria #19 for the proxy states:
The proxy summary or introduction to election of directors proposal includes graphics presenting, at a minimum: ages; tenures; genders; and race/ethnicities of the full board.
This one goes in tandem with the board…
Someone from LEXamples wrote in suggesting we add SEC exhibits to the coverage of the transparency universe. It’s an interesting thought given that 2.4 million exhibits have been referenced in an SEC filing since 2017.
The reader notes that redlined…
Vontier’s Courtney Kamlet, Fredrikson’s Liz Dunshee and Soundboard Governance’s Doug Chia join me in the video below as we discuss the highlights from the 2023 Annual Conference for the Society of Corporate Governance. Think John Chevedden and more…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VzKdjyHamPY…
Recently, I blogged about my new role as a “Transparency Champion.” Let me weigh in a little more about why I’m doing this, and then explain how I intend to pull it off.
As a keen student of corporate disclosure…
Transparency Criteria #18 for the proxy states:
The proxy summary or introduction to election of directors proposal includes a board summary matrix, table, graphics, or other visual elements that names all directors and includes, at a minimum: each director’s primary…
When I recently have asked disclosure practitioners about what was their top challenge this proxy season, the answer I have heard most frequently was the feeling of paralysis over tackling the numerous topics that will be impacted by new SEC…
My final chapter perhaps. And my most important. I am taking up the mantle to facilitate a lively conversation around transparency. “Transparency” is the lifeblood of Labrador, and they have hired me – in an independent capacity – to further…
