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Category: ESG

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Government, Industry Hustling to Keep Up With AI

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The rise of artificial intelligence is either building towards a new era of human achievement or the death of civil society, depending on who you ask. As AI technology continues to play a more prominent role in our daily lives, the federal...

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In Move Against Activist Investors, Exxon Opens Up Auto Voting

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For retail investors, proxy season offers an opportunity to let the C-suite know how they feel about the direction of a company. Mom and pop probably aren’t getting a private audience with the CEO or the board of directors any time soon, bu...

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SEC’s Updated Regulatory Agenda Reflects New Focus on Crypto, Deregulation

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Reflecting what Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul S. Atkins called “a new day” at the agency, the SEC has released its priorities for the coming year. After withdrawing several proposed rulemakings from the previous presidential...

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At Public Companies, It’s All Quiet on the DEI Front

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Public companies haven’t had much to say lately about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Avoiding the conversation hasn’t stopped the momentum against so-called DEI programs, though. In July, Attorney General Pamela Bondi released...

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Compensation Clawbacks Begin to Take Hold in Corporate America

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Macy’s Inc. filed its annual proxy statement this year on April 1, also known as April Fools’ Day. Unfortunately for some of the New York-based department store chain’s executives, the company wasn’t joking when it disclosed a portion of th...

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