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Corporate Racial Equity Tracker

Harvard Corporate Governance

Posted by Kavya Vaghul and Ashley Marchand Orme, JUST Capital, on Monday, June 20, 2022 Editor's Note: Kavya Vaghul is Senior Director of Research and Ashley Marchand Orme is Director of Corporate Equity at JUST Capital. employers, through 23 metrics across six specific dimensions of racial equity: Anti-Discrimination Policies.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Harvard Corporate Governance

Companies, investors, policymakers, and wider society are paying increased attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) within firms. Moreover, both goals require not only diversity but also equity and inclusion. Fried; and Duty and Diversity (discussed on the Forum here ) by Chris Brummer and Leo E. Strine, Jr.

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Private Equity—2023 Outlook

Harvard Corporate Governance

private equity showed resilience in 2022. And while private equity continues to face headwinds in 2023, market dislocations often provide compelling opportunities for the most thoughtful and sophisticated investors. We review below some of the key themes that drove private equity deal activity in 2022 and our expectations for 2023.

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Board Oversight of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Harvard Corporate Governance

Well-run diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives can yield many benefits, including improved talent attraction and retention rates, better decision-making through diverse perspectives, and stronger relationships with customers, clients, and suppliers. Strine, Jr.;

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Pay Equity-Related Shareholder Proposals in 2023

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More pay equity-related proposals see significant levels of shareholder support. Pay equity, a significant focus for investors and activists, saw increased shareholder proposal activity in the first half of 2023. This post is based on an Orrick memorandum by Mr. Ho, Mr. Bee, Mr. Goudy, Crystal Milo , and Carolyn Frantz. more…)

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The Market for CEOs: Evidence from Private Equity

Harvard Corporate Governance

A wide range of research examines the market for CEOs and executive mobility in public companies while largely ignoring the market for CEOs in private equity funded companies. companies (enterprise value greater than $1 billion) purchased by private equity firms between 2010 and 2016. times on its equity investment.

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Private Equity and the Corporatization of Health Care

Harvard Corporate Governance

Over the past decade, private equity investment in physician services has emerged as a driving trend toward the financialization of health care, with investors mining health services organizations to extract wealth. For a discussion of Arrow’s theories and evolving health care markets, see this symposium.

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