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Cyber Expertise Needs Vetting as Boards Seek Crucial Skill

In recent years, search firms have been flooded by requests for director candidates with cybersecurity backgrounds as boards seek to…

2 years ago

Skills Matrices Morph into Refreshment Tool

Once seen as a pesky disclosure responsibility, skills matrices have grown increasingly common in recent years, evolving from a boilerplate…

2 years ago

Recent Lawsuits Give Rise to Board-Level Safety Committees

Leonel Rondon was killed in September 2018 after a control line on a century-old natural gas pipeline in Lawrence, Massachusetts,…

2 years ago

Investors Prod Boards on Water Risk Oversight

A group of 64 investors holding $9.8 trillion in assets under management this month formed an initiative aimed at companies…

2 years ago

Companies Under Fire Over Plastic Use

Plastic use and the risks associated with it are garnering more heat from stakeholder groups, including shareholders, the federal government,…

2 years ago

As Companies Grapple with Scope 3, Scope 4 Comes into Play

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company recently published a climate strategy report that highlights a new category of greenhouse…

2 years ago

Boards Continue Size Expansions to Bring in New Directors

Roughly a dozen S&P 500 companies expanded the size of their boards during the past three months in order to…

2 years ago

After Lead Directors’ Time Commitment Spikes, Pay Rises

Following two years of expansive board recruitment, CEO succession and leadership challenges, boards are adjusting pay for lead directors to…

2 years ago

Special Meeting Proposals Almost Doubled in 2022

The number of shareholder proposals requesting the ability to call a special meeting appears to have almost doubled this proxy…

2 years ago

Board Leaders See Pay Hikes

Directors are approving pay raises for board leaders as investor scrutiny intensifies and as competition for new board members and…

2 years ago