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Shareholder Voting Trends (2018-2022)

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on Saturday, November 5, 2022 Editor's Note: Matteo Tonello is Managing Director of ESG Research at The Conference Board, Inc. Posted by Matteo Tonello, The Conference Board, Inc., Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Social Responsibility Resolutions (discussed on the Forum here ) by Scott Hirst.

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Diversifying the Boardroom: 2022 Disclosures

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In this post we examine these recent trends in board diversity and other developments in 2022, with a particular focus on efforts to increase racial and ethnic board diversity. For the 2022 proxy season, which generally ran from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, 146 of the SV 150 companies filed proxy statements.

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2022 U.S. Shareholder Activism and Activist Settlement Agreements

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Activism activity surged in 2022 despite turbulent markets amid macroeconomic uncertainties, including the continuing impacts of COVID-19, rising inflation rates, global supply chain issues, higher oil prices and the Russia/Ukraine war. The first quarter of 2022 represented the busiest quarter for U.S.

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Weekly Roundup: December 9-15, 2022

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Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, December 16, 2022 Editor's Note: This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of December 9-15 2022. Securities and Exchange Commission, on Friday, December 9, 2022. Preparing your 2022 Form 20-F.

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2022 Investor Voting Report

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Following the October 2022 release of our report on the 2022 proxy season , our investor voting report offers an expanded analysis of investor voting decisions on key shareholder proposals, as well as management say-on-pay proposals and director elections. Big 3”), BlackRock, Inc.,

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ESG Global Study 2022

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Posted by Jessica Ground, Capital Group, on Friday, June 17, 2022 Editor's Note: Jessica Ground is Global Head of ESG at the Capital Group. This post is based on her Capital Group memorandum. Executive summary. ESG adoption is on the rise, fuelled by client demand and a desire to make an impact.

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Trends in E&S Proposals in the 2022 Proxy Season

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Posted by Daniel Litowitz, and Lara Aryani, Shearman & Sterling LLP, on Monday, November 28, 2022 Editor's Note: Daniel Litowitz and Lara Aryani are Partners at Shearman & Sterling LLP. In 2022, there was a significant increase in the number of E&S proposals that were put to a vote in comparison with 2021 (from 47% to 59%).

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