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DCI Consulting

Leading by Example: External Environment’s Impact on DEI Messaging

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In Parts I and II, we explored how S&P 100 companies use their websites to communicate DEI commitments through various sections and the messaging of DEI philosophy. Besides effective communication, DEI programs now face legal...more

Cooley LLP

PwC’s 2024 Corporate Directors’ Survey—how are boards addressing the current uncertainty?

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The title of PwC’s new 2024 Corporate Directors’ Survey, Uncertainty and transformation in the modern boardroom, might clue you in to one of its themes: uncertainty—anxiety?—arising out of the looming election. According...more

A&O Shearman

Gender diversity on corporate boards - 2024

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What to expect from the new EU Women on Boards Directive, including the practical changes for your management structure and the impact on the national legislation of each Member State. Women continue to be significantly...more

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DEI Under Scrutiny, Part XII: Scope of Pending Legal Challenge to Nasdaq’s Diversity Rule Narrows

On July 25, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that at least part of the basis for the currently pending legal attack on the Nasdaq’s proposed...more

The Market Leaders Podcast

Market Leaders Podcast Episode 94: Exploring the Perils of Optics-Driven DEI Initiatives with Guest Mira Dewji

In this episode of the Market Leaders Podcast, host David Ackert and guest Mira Dewji, Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer at Seyfarth, have an insightful discussion about Mira’s journey from being an associate lawyer to...more

Cooley LLP

SEC’s Spring 2024 agenda delays most actions until 2025

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As reported by Bloomberglaw.com, during an interview in February on “Balance of Power” on Bloomberg Television, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said that he does not intend to “rush” the SEC’s agenda “to get ahead of possible...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEX Consults on New Corporate Governance Reforms

查看中文 In a consultation paper issued in June 2024, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) is proposing amendments to The Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on HKEX (the Listing Rules) to improve corporate...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Pro-DEI Shareholder Proposals and Support Down for 2024

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The number of pro-DEI proposals submitted by shareholders decreased overall in the 2024 proxy season compared to the 2023 proxy season, according to data provided by Proxy Analytics. Average support for DEI proposals...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Future of DEI Shareholder Proposals

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Following the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests against racial inequity in 2020, many companies increased their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), as well as their external...more

Cooley LLP

What does the Nasdaq board diversity data tell us?

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As you know, the Nasdaq board diversity disclosure requirements might be in jeopardy at the moment, as we await the decision of the en banc Fifth Circuit following oral argument in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment and...more

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Dubious en banc Fifth Circuit hears oral argument on Nasdaq board diversity rules

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In August 2021, the SEC approved a Nasdaq proposal for new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure, accompanied by a proposal to provide free access to a board recruiting service. The new listing rules adopted...more

Jenner & Block

[Ongoing Program] CLE Relay – Session 2 – One Year Later: DEI in a Post-SFFA World - May 17th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PDT

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Challenges to corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have gained momentum over the past year. As challengers refine their legal strategies, companies need a new playbook to protect and improve their DEI programs...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

Asian representation on Fortune 1000 boards

Asian representation on Fortune 1000 boards: 2023 Asian representation on Fortune 1000 boards: 2023 Edition marks the third study by the KPMG Board Leadership Center and Ascend Pinnacle examining trends in board service,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for UK PLCs - April 2024 Edition

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On 5 March 2024, the Pre-Emption Group (PEG) published its first report monitoring the use of its updated Statement of Principles on the disapplication of pre-emption rights for UK listed companies. The Principles were...more

A&O Shearman

Achieving gender parity in the UKs top companies a mixed picture

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The Government-backed FTSE Women Leaders Review has been released for the third year, with the results showing promising progression in the appointment of women to boards (with the 40% target for women on boards achieved in...more

BCLP

UK Corporate Briefing - April 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HKEx Moves Forward With Diversity, Climate and Sustainability Initiatives

In recent years, investors and other members of the public have been focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and financial regulators globally having been taking initiatives to require companies to meet...more

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Fifth Circuit Will Reconsider Challenges to Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit agreed recently to revisit a challenge to Nasdaq's board diversity rule. As we previously reported, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld the rule in October 2023....more

Morgan Lewis

2024 Proxy Season: The Importance of Evaluating DEI, ESG, and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures

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In preparing for both the 2024 proxy season and publication of inaugural or refreshed corporate social responsibility or sustainability reports, as well as in anticipation of final climate disclosure rules from the SEC as of...more

KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC)

Latino representation on Fortune 1000 boards: 2023 Edition

Latino representation on Fortune 1000 boards: 2023 Edition marks the fourth study by the KPMG Board Leadership Center and the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA) examining trends in board service, gender, age,...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Championing Inclusion in an Era of Emerging Risks

Increasingly, DEI has come to mean different things to different people, and public understanding of this work continues to evolve (and in some instances, devolve). Amplifying unheard voices, rooting out bias, welcoming...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Diversity in the Boardroom: Full Fifth Circuit Plans to Rehear Challenge to the SEC Approval of Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules

The Fifth Circuit has vacated the opinion we discussed in our Oct. 30, 2023, client alert Diversity in the Boardroom: Fifth Circuit Rejects Challenge to the SEC Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules; En Banc Petition Quickly Filed and...more

Cooley LLP

Fifth Circuit grants petition for rehearing en banc for Nasdaq board diversity rule

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In August 2021, the SEC approved a Nasdaq proposal for new listing rules regarding board diversity and disclosure, accompanied by a proposal to provide free access to a board recruiting service. The new listing rules adopted...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Preparing for the 2024 Proxy Season

As we enter the 2024 proxy season, public companies should consider a number of key disclosure and governance matters. Below is a high-level summary of applicable rule changes, guidance, and disclosure considerations for the...more

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