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Shareholder Proposals to Watch This Proxy Season

Shareholder Proposals to Watch This Proxy Season

Shareholder Proposals to Watch This Proxy Season

It’s awards season in Hollywood, where multiple Golden Globe wins by “Nomadland” have cast a spotlight on Amazon’s CamperForce program, a seasonal workforce of RVers and nomads. Meanwhile, it’s proxy season in the business world, where Amaz...

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SEC Takes First Steps on New Climate Disclosure Rules

SEC Takes First Steps on New Climate Disclosure Rules

SEC Takes First Steps on New Climate Disclosure Rules

During the 2020 campaign for the White House, President Joe Biden declared climate change the “number one issue facing humanity,” and explicitly called for greater corporate transparency on the subject. His administration’s call for a revie...

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Resistance to Corporate Diversity Initiatives is Likely Futile

Resistance to Corporate Diversity Initiatives is Likely Futile

Resistance to Corporate Diversity Initiatives is Likely Futile

After two decades, you could make a strong case that the dominant story in corporate America of the 21st century has been the growing influence of environmental, social and governance issues. Recent pushback against corporate diversity and...

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Silent Companies on Vaccine Mandates

Companies Staying Mum on Potential for Vaccine Mandates

Silent Companies on Vaccine Mandates

Public health experts have warned for months about the possibility of vaccine hesitancy thwarting efforts to control the Covid-19 pandemic. Polling conducted as late as October found that only half of Americans intended to get vaccinated. E...

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Will SEC Disclosure Request Keep Offerings on the Shelf?

Will SEC Disclosure Request Keep Offerings on the Shelf?

Will SEC Disclosure Request Keep Offerings on the Shelf?

The Great GameStop Affair of 2021 is quickly growing into more than just a piece of pop culture esoterica. Just a few weeks after frenetic trading of the retail chain’s stock grabbed headlines, the episode is already impacting public policy...

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