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Category: ESG

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Activist Investor Jockeys to ‘Restore Magic’ at Disney Amid Proxy Fight

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House of Mouse beware the machinations of Batman and Robin. Activist investor Nelson Peltz, CEO of Trian Fund Management and a longtime agitator of brand-name corporations, has launched a campaign to “restore the magic” at the Walt Disney C...

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Exxon Bypasses SEC, Seeks Court Order to Block ESG Shareholder Proposal

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As companies contemplate how best to respond to the rising number of environmental, social and governance (ESG) proposals from activist shareholders, Exxon Mobil has employed an unusual strategy to avoid such a vote. The oil giant is sidest...

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DEI: D.O.A. or Here to Stay?

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In January of 2021, we wrote on this blog: “If there was ever a time when public companies tried to remain apolitical, it appears to be gone.” We were less than a week removed from the Jan. 6 insurrection in which protestors, enflamed by ou...

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Musk’s Alleged Drug Use Could Trigger More Than Headaches for Corporate Directors

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As Elon Musk’s profile has evolved from tech innovator to a household name, the public has witnessed the behavior of the world’s wealthiest person fluctuate between quirky and odd to erratic and impulsive. But recent reporting about concern...

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SEC’s New Regulatory Agenda Goes Back to the Future

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is welcoming 2024 by making what was old new again. In its updated regulatory agenda released on December 6, 2023, the agency included big-ticket items that headlined agendas in previous years, such as...

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