In his 3rd quarter issue of the “Shareholder Service Optimizer,” Carl Hagberg devotes his lead piece to our most recent “Transparency Awards” and urges us all to be more transparent in our disclosures. In addition to listing the winners of…
One challenge that sometimes happens as part of a company’s drafting process is when the compensation group is working off kilter a little bit from the rest of the drafting team.
The problem arises due to a timing difference. The…
In his 3rd quarter issue of the “Shareholder Service Optimizer,” Carl Hagberg devotes his lead piece to our most recent “Transparency Awards” and urges us all to be more transparent in our disclosures. In addition to listing the winners of…
Objectively applying the 71 transparency criteria for the ESG report during our “Transparency Awards” process, Ecolab won best ESG Report this year. Here’s their 2023 Growth & Impact Report.
Bearing in mind again that the criteria are objectively applied, here…
Objectively applying the 27 transparency criteria for the Code of Conduct during our “Transparency Awards” process, NextEra Energy won best Code of Conduct this year after being ranked 16th last year. Here’s their Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Bearing…
Last month, I ran a blog about cybersecurity disclosures for your Form 10-K and in your proxies. Here are four sample disclosures to consider in this area:
Raytheon’s 2024 Form 10-K Wrap (pages 27-30) has a cyber discussion that is…
Objectively applying the 25 transparency criteria for the IR web site during our “Transparency Awards” process, both Honeywell and Bank of America won best IR Web Site this year. It was a tie for first! Here’s Honeywell’s IR web site…
I am happy to announce the first 50 “Transparency Advocates.” Among this initial group of 50 Advocates are 19 former SEC Staffers.
The Transparency Advocates consist of a group of well-known disclosure drafters and disclosure readers. These influential people believe…
