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S&P 500 CEO Pay Proposals Face Growing Investor Disapproval
Key Takeaways Investors rejected CEO compensation proposals through Say-on-Pay votes at a record rate in the 2021 proxy season, even though pay remained flat in
ISS ESG Releases New Report Transparency Paves the Road to Net Zero
ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), today released Transparency Paves the Road to Net Zero, a new report examining
Transition Value at Risk: Understanding the Potential Financial Impacts of Transition Risks and Opportunities in Investment Portfolios
ISS ESG’s new Climate Transition Value at Risk (TVaR) analysis highlights issuers that are struggling to cope with changing demand and the likely introduction of
2022 Taiwan Proxy Season Preview
Below are key takeaways from ISS’ recently released 2022 Taiwan Proxy Season Preview. The full report is available to institutional subscribers by logging into ProxyExchange
May 19 to Mark Peak U.S. Corporate Annual Meeting Date
ROCKVILLE, Md. (May 12, 2022) – The peak of the U.S. corporate annual meeting season will this year fall on Thursday, May 19, according to
ISS Releases Insights Report on Climate & Voting – 2021 Review and Global Trends
Below is an excerpt from ISS’s recently released paper “Climate & Voting – 2021 Review and Global Trends report”. The full paper is available for download from
Share Pledges Lose Popularity as Companies Clamp Down
Many institutional investors have long criticized share pledging by company insiders as a practice that can expose them to significant governance risks. While this has
Corporates and Nature: Going Beyond Climate
Below is an excerpt from ISS Corporate Solution’s recently released paper “Corporates and Nature: Going Beyond Climate.” The full paper is available for download from
ISS ESG Launches Regulatory Sustainable Investment Solution
NEW YORK (May 9, 2022) — ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), today announced the launch of its Regulatory
ISS ESG InFocus: Commercial Banks & Capital Markets
Each month ISS ESG’s team of specialist analysts releases an update on the ESG risks associated with a specific industry. The InFocus reports focus on
U.S. CEOs Widen Pay Gap With CFOs
Below is an excerpt from ISS Corporate Solutions’ recently released paper “U.S. CEOs Widen Pay Gap with CFOs’’ The full paper is available for download from the
Filling the Blank Spots on the Map: Using Country Risk Analysis to Assess ESG Risks
Assessing the Risk of Labor Rights Violations: Data Gaps in the Status Quo Data is supposedly the new gold. Traditional ESG products that focus primarily
