Is Response Time To Stakeholders Becoming An Issue?
Removing an entire board will likely remain rare, but boards will likely be held increasingly accountable for the amount of time they take to respond to stakeholder concerns.
Removing an entire board will likely remain rare, but boards will likely be held increasingly accountable for the amount of time they take to respond to stakeholder concerns.
The media paints a picture of directors responding to shareholder demands for change. But as far as directors are concerned, the notion of valuing stakeholder concerns is anything but news.
If companies don’t currently have a policy concerning the addition of a non-management employee to their board of directors, they may want to develop one—soon.
Recent trends suggest that corporate boards will need to pay greater attention to how ESG can impact a company’s bottom line. Institutional investors and other
Softbank’s decision to require higher governance standards at companies it invests in may advance the argument that good governance reduces financial risk. It should also
While regulators are paying at least some attention to proxy voting issues and the concerns surrounding them, it remains to be seen whether the discussions will result in new regulations.