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Tag: Corporate Governance

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Compensation Clawbacks Begin to Take Hold in Corporate America

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Macy’s Inc. filed its annual proxy statement this year on April 1, also known as April Fools’ Day. Unfortunately for some of the New York-based department store chain’s executives, the company wasn’t joking when it disclosed a portion of th...

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Musk’s Alleged Drug Use Could Trigger More Than Headaches for Corporate Directors

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As Elon Musk’s profile has evolved from tech innovator to a household name, the public has witnessed the behavior of the world’s wealthiest person fluctuate between quirky and odd to erratic and impulsive. But recent reporting about concern...

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A New ESG Flashpoint: Executive Compensation

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Not so long ago, corporations routinely came under fire for using bonuses to incentivize executives to make decisions that fattened the bottom line at the expense of environmental, social and governance concerns – known today as ESG. It did...

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Corporations Face Call to Disclose Nature-Related Risks

Ominous reddish-orange sky from wildfires in the California hills

Millions of Americans this week stepped outside and found themselves enveloped in a thick haze, leading government officials across the northern and eastern United States to warn against spending too much time outdoors. The cause of the nox...

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Are the SEC’s New Cybersecurity Rules Coming Too Late?

Butterfly chrysalis emerging like Cybersecurity rules

The phrase “fighting the last war” often comes to mind when discussing the federal government’s rulemaking process. It’s a familiar cycle: Something emerges as a problem that catches companies unprepared, and regulators begin the iterative...

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