Governance

More than half of all shareholder proxy proposal exclusions allowed by the SEC are based on Rules 14a-8(i)(7) and 14a-8(i)(10), according to research and analysis in our new whitepaper. In this whitepaper, Intelligize’s Rob Peters and Alyson Clabaugh leverage public company...

Inclusion must be a strategic priority. Experts at Deloitte discuss how to immediately begin to cultivate an inclusive culture in the organization.

BDO’s Amy Rojik outlines the key shareholder concerns that corporate management and boards of directors should be prepared to address.

Executive coach and strategic advisor Amii Barnard-Bahn provides guidance on how executives can prepare for a board appointment: Start by following the 10 steps outlined here.

Last year, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink announced the global investment firm’s intention to consider companies’ social missions in determining who would get their investment dollars. Phil Brown, Intelligize’s Chief Strategy Officer, shares how this move indicated a growing wave of...

What’s wrong with director selection at public companies? Looking through the lens of GE’s board composition and recent struggles, Henry D. Wolfe explains that we are often looking at the wrong criteria for board selection. The public company governance model...

On the whole, boards don’t have a great grasp on technology-related risks, and conveying those threats to nontechnical professionals can prove challenging. Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach discusses how to have the conversation in the context of strategy, risk mitigation and impact...

Growing Risks for Directors and Officers In the third of a series of articles discussing emerging theories of liability for directors and officers Stephanie Resnick, Philadelphia Office Managing Partner and Chair of the Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Practice Group at...

7 Steps to Minimize Risk Today’s boards are increasingly aware of the significance and scrutiny given to their oversight obligations in the #MeToo era. Depending on the soundness and swiftness of their actions, an organization can be seen as capable...

Report Reveals Increased Focus on Environmental, Social, Governance Issues The proxy season for 2018 has shown trends that shareholders are increasingly investing in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. How do companies address these issues? In addition to traditional investor...

The Impact of BPM on Organizations Regulations and compliance are some of the most important topics of discussion in the marketplace today, yet dozens of companies are hit with fines simply because they are unable to prove they are in...

This is the first in a series of articles covering the various ways directors and officers can be liable. Here, Stephanie Resnick, Philadelphia Office Managing Partner and Chair of the Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Practice Group at Fox Rothschild, and...