In brief:Public company shareholders have a vested interest in board composition. Effective and transparent communication is important throughout the board nomination and election process. This sample proxy language can be used in your proxy statement to demonstrate your board’s best practices...
Samples and Templates, Research | November 1, 2018
In brief:Whether you are adding critical new expertise to the board or considering existing organizational dynamics, a systematic approach is key when searching for new directors. This tool can be your starting point when tailoring your board’s comprehensive perspective on the most relevant an...
Samples and Templates, Research | November 1, 2018
In brief:As annual meetings approach, directors need to be on their proxy season game. This installment of the Director Essentials series analyzes emerging issues within the framework of key fundamentals. Useful for first-time public company directors and those tasked with their onboarding, this doc...
Research | November 1, 2018
In this installment of our Boardroom Excellence webinar series, a panel of experts discussed corporate social responsibility, its increasing importance to stakeholders, and its impact on board-level conversations.
Videos, Research | October 26, 2018
In brief: Over the past few years we’ve witnessed a number of sea changes in the area of board-shareholder engagement. Many boards now directly communicate with major investors, and companies have transformed their proxy statements from boilerplate, legalistic documents into essential ve...
Samples and Templates, Research | October 26, 2018
Click here to access the complimentary executive summary.In brief:As year-round shareholder activism continues in the American boardroom, directors are called upon to prepare for and respond to any possible activist challenges. In order to equip directors with the knowledge and tools they need to ad...
Research | October 26, 2018
In brief: Long-standing business assumptions about the impact of the political and regulatory environment continue to be challenged. National policy agendas in areas such as trade, immigration, and data privacy are rapidly diverging globally, creating new, unforeseen risks for firms. Meanwhile, in t...
Research | October 22, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC (October 22, 2018)– TheNational Association of Corporate Directors(NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 19,000 board members, today announced two new tools to help inform directors as they work to embrace the priority of boardroom diversity....
News | October 22, 2018
General | October 5, 2018
