One of the best panels I’ve ever hosted is in this 38-minute video that I made a few years back – which is all still timely information – featuring McKesson’s Jim Brashear, Newell Brands’ Raj Dave and American Express’ Kristina…
In this blog, I try to stay positive – highlighting good examples of transparent disclosure and the like. But the recent assault – expressly termed “lawfare” – by China on transparency can’t go by without a mention. As noted in…
In this 17-minute video, I interview five Transparency Awards winners. Learn what these companies do to continuously improve their disclosure drafting process – as well as some practice pointers that can help you in your daily practice. The speakers include:…
When I blogged a few days ago about our 2023 Transparency Awards Winners, you may have toggled over to our “Transparency Awards” website. If you did, you would have found this wonderfully, detailed 27-page report about the results and highlights…
I am pleased to share the winners of the 2023 Transparency Awards (the “5th Annual” in the US), as noted in this press release and on the “Transparency Awards” website – both of which also recognize the top transparent companies…
It should be no surprise that the top question that people ask those that work at Labrador is: “What are you seeing? What are other companies doing this season?” Given that Labrador assists a good chunk of the S&P 500…
As I noted last month, I’m getting pretty excited about the 5th Annual “Transparency Awards” coming up just one week from tomorrow, on September 19th – the winners in eight categories will be announced as part of a video ceremony…
In this 25-minute video, I interview Tim Smith, who is a Senior Policy Advisor for ICCR (the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility) who has worked in the shareholder proposal arena for more than 50 years. So he knows his stuff!…
Transparency Criteria #44 for the proxy states:
The document includes a dedicated section, subsection or callout discussing the board’s role in oversight of human capital management.
Even though companies are required to include human capital management disclosures in their Form…
I’m getting pretty excited about the 5th Annual “Transparency Awards” coming up soon on September 19th – the winners in eight categories will be announced as part of a video ceremony that I will blog about that day. The five…
Transparency Criteria #46 for the proxy states:
The document includes an ESG highlights/summary section using graphics or other visual elements.
And Transparency Criteria #47-48 for the proxy states:
The document provides an overview of ESG focus areas and updates on…
It doesn’t get bigger than this! In this 24-minute video, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Director Erik Gerding talks about:
1. How many people are being hired in Corp Fin?
2. What is the current state of the Staff…
As I’ve blogged about before, there should be some sort of overview in the proxy about topics that are addressed in other corporate documents more thoroughly. These overviews typically cover things covered in greater detail in the Form 10-K and…
I’m almost embarrassed that I’ve been hosting panels for over 20 years and never thought to conduct a panel on this very important topic until I had gotten on board with this transparency movement.
And I couldn’t have asked two…
As I’ve blogged about before, there should be some sort of overview in the proxy about topics that are addressed in other corporate documents more thoroughly. These overviews typically cover topics covered in greater detail in the Form 10-K and…
