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Brazil’s B3 Proposal on Diversity: A Good Beginning or Not Enough?
On August 17, 2022, the Brazilian stock exchange (B3) announced the opening of a public comment period to discuss new rules based on the comply

ISS Announces Peer Group Submission
Window to Open November 17
ROCKVILLE, Md. (November 3, 2022) — Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), the leading provider of end-to-end corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to the global


Lithium: Critical for Net Zero, Yet Facing Challenges
Lithium: Tech Revolution, Oversupply, and Now EV Enabler The advent of lithium batteries catapulted electrical device technology to a new level. Initially invented in 1970



ISS ESG Releases Extensive Methodology
Updates for Governance QualityScore
ROCKVILLE, Md. (October 31, 2022) — ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), today announced the release of methodology enhancements


Feet on the Accelerator: Fewer Companies Willing to Relinquish Power to Advance Equity Vesting
In recent years companies have become more reluctant to place meaningful limitations on corporate boards’ authority to accelerate the vesting of outstanding equity awards. Equity


Act 2: We know what ESG demand was, but not what it may be
In Act 1: To ESG or Not we are challenged to consider how investor preferences are forming alongside the evolution of environmental, social and governance


Asset managers see model portfolios as the next big thing. Will advisors bite?
No business will survive—let alone thrive—unless it can adapt to what its customers need. Asset managers know this truth all too well. Since the start


ESG and C: Does Cybersecurity Deserve Its Own Pillar in ESG Frameworks?
Below is an excerpt from ISS Corporate Solution’s recently released paper “ESG and C: Does Cybersecurity Deserve Its Own Pillar in ESG Frameworks?” The full


Corporate Governance Evolves Amid Increasing Sustainability Awareness
Below is an excerpt from the ISS thought leadership paper: Corporate Governance Evolves Amid Increasing Sustainability Awareness. The full paper is available for download from


Australian High Court Paves Way for Foreign Shareholders To Join ESG-Related Collective Action Against BHP
On 12 October 2022, the High Court of Australia unanimously rejected a legal attempt by mining giant BHP Billiton Limited to prevent non-resident shareholders of


Shareholder Resolutions in Review: Labor Issues
More shareholder resolutions were filed in the 2022 proxy season than in the previous year, with approximately 932 environmental, social, and governance proposals submitted at


Two Years into Japan’s Journey to Net Zero: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
In October 2020 Japan’s then-Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a national target to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. As the world’s sixth-largest emitter of

