PUBLICATIONS & WHITE PAPERS

2023
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MGM Cyber Breach: Rethinking the Odds

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

MGM Resorts International suffered a major cybersecurity breach that affected everything from electronic hotel room keys to the operations of its casinos and websites. How could such a large, well-resourced and security conscious company fall victim to such damaging attacks and what can the rest of the corporate world learn from it?

Maximizing your chances of staying safe requires that you constantly monitor for risk, discovering your own weaknesses, and keeping track of the odds – both for your own company and your industry. Leveraging the ISS ESG Cyber Risk Score, ISS Corporate Solutions compared the cyber security risk of the gaming sector against the broader market and found that companies in the sector are 30% more likely to incur a significant breach event in the next 12 months.

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Annual Incentive Payouts: Are Target Goals Too Modest?

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Well-designed performance awards motivate executives to grow their businesses, streamline operations and deliver value to shareholders; but when poorly designed, they serve as cash machines for executives delivering mediocre results. In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions examined the performance of S&P 1500 CEOs against their targets over the last five years to find the similarities and differences between industries and between smaller and larger companies.

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What ‘Perks’ Can Tell Us About Executive Compensation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With salary, annual bonuses, and long-term equity grabbing most of the headlines, perquisites, or “perks” are often overlooked as a vital component of an executive’s compensation package. Despite their obscurity, incentives ranging from personal use of company aircrafts to relocation expenses remain widely used tools across the U.S. corporate landscape and can act as a guide to broader trends in executive compensation and the business environment.

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2023 Proxy Season Digest

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Each year during proxy season, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) analyzes recently collected data from Russell 3000 company filings. This year we focused on director support and diversity, executive compensation, and shareholder proposals. In this season-ending review, we aggregate our findings for a comprehensive lookback on the 2023 proxy season.

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Due Diligence: A Core Concept Underpinning the CSRD Framework

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), adopted at the end of July, require companies to comprehensively report on their due diligence processes under the four pillars of governance; strategy; impact, risk and opportunities; metrics and targets.

This covers how companies embed due diligence in governance, strategy, and business models, engage with affected stakeholders, identify and assess negative impacts on people and the environment, take action to address those impacts and track the effectiveness of these effort.

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Who are the New Directors? A Look at the Demographic Make up of the Latest Independent Board Directors

AUGUST 28, 2023

Bringing on new board members presents a valuable opportunity for companies to benefit from fresh insights and expertise. In the following analysis, ISS Corporate Solutions examined the current directors across Russell 3000 companies to understand the diverse composition of the most recent group of independent directors.

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Investors Press U.S. Boards To Separate Chair, CEO Roles

AUGUST 23, 2023

The first half of 2023 saw a significant increase in the number of shareholder proposals calling for an independent board chair that went to a vote. Support levels for such proposals increased slightly, contrasting with a decline in support for shareholder proposals that went to a vote overall.

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions examines independent chair proposals, shareholder support levels for such proposals, and the presence of combined chair-CEO roles over the last 10 years to assess evolving trends in the landscape over time. For further insights, download the full report.

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Are European Companies Ready for Scope 3 Disclosures?

AUGUST 10, 2023

Under new European Union (EU) sustainability reporting rules, companies will be required to make a deep assessment of their Scope 3 emissions.

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) calls on companies to disclose information about the integration of climate-related impacts, risks and opportunities into their business strategies. Scope 3 emissions represent the majority of most companies’ GHG emissions.

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ESRS: A New Chapter in Sustainability Reporting

JULY 31, 2023

On July 31, 2023, the European Commission adopted the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which require companies to provide comprehensive and robust information about social and environmental impacts, risks and opportunities to a broad group of stakeholders.

In this report, we break down the ESRS’ implications for companies, investors, customers and other stakeholders. We also examine the practical steps that corporates may take to prepare themselves for the new disclosure requirements.

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SEC Cybersecurity Rules Set New Hurdles for Public Companies

JULY 28, 2023

On July 26, 2023, The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules requiring public companies to annually disclose their cybersecurity risk management strategies and governance methods, and to promptly disclose material cybersecurity incidents. While the rules mandate only disclosures, they will strongly incent companies to adopt more robust cyber risk assessment and monitoring programs. Companies must provide the broader disclosures about their cyber policies beginning with the annual reports for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2023. The rules on reporting cybersecurity incidents will go into effect later this year.

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions takes a deep dive into how and when the regulations apply and looks at their potential impact on companies and their stakeholders and on the improvement of corporate cybersecurity overall.

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Gender Diversity in Canadian Corporations: Rise in Board Seats for Women Hides Scant Progress in Leadership Roles

JULY 26, 2023

Gender diversity on boards and among board leadership positions brings financial and non-financial benefits that go beyond a company’s ESG performance. Canada, like many other countries, has seen women make gains both in terms of total board seats and the percentages they represent on boards.

But that only tells part of the story. Our research shows that those numerical gains are not matched by increases in women holding leadership roles such as the heads of compensation, audit and nominating committees, while female CEOs remain few and far between.

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How Metrics Can De-Mystify Third-Party Cyber Risk

JULY 20, 2023

In an increasingly connected and networked corporate world, cyber risk generated by third parties is a growing concern for corporate boards and other stakeholders. Applying the ISS ESG Cyber Risk Score’s Incident Type Likelihood model, ISS Corporate Solutions found that a third-party breach is the “most-likely” type of future cyber incident to impact organizations when compared to all other incident types.

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July 2023 | Sustainable Finance Market Highlights

JULY 14, 2023

May 2023 saw $62.3bn of green bond issuances, a rise from $60.3bn in the same month a year earlier, making it the busiest May since the inception of the green debt market in 2007. The growth was driven by the continuing rise of sovereign issuances.

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Canada Regulatory Update: New Reporting Requirements on Modern Slavery

JULY 11, 2023

With the adoption of Bill S-211, Canada becomes the latest country to pass legislation requiring companies to assess and report on Modern Slavery risks throughout a company’s supply chain.

Certain government institutions and business entities will be required to report annually on their efforts to prevent or reduce the likelihood of forced labor and child labor playing a part in their supply chains. The first of these reports is due by the end of May 2024. Research by ISS Corporate Solutions shows that many of the companies traded on Canada’s benchmark TSX index have not taken initial steps to proactively implement corporate supplier policies and programs that may mitigate compliance risks with future regulations under the Act.

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U.S. CEO Compensation Advantage Grows vs. U.K. Peers

JULY 4, 2023

The pay gap between CEOs in the S&P 500 and U.K.’s FTSE 100 widened from 2018 to 2022, with the growing advantage for U.S. chiefs largely driven by long-term incentive plans (LTIPs) and corresponding pay opportunity levels for S&P 500 companies. Corporate growth, both in terms of market value and revenue, was significantly higher on the U.S. side of the Atlantic during the period. In this analysis, ISS Corporate Solutions highlights several key differences in CEO compensation between the U.S. and the U.K.

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For Corporate Boards, Cyber Risk is ESG Risk

JUNE 6, 2023

In this interview with IQ 360, Doug Clare, Managing Director and Head of Cyber Strategy at ISS Corporate Solutions, talks about how third-party risk management, cybersecurity and all the pillars of ESG are becoming ever more interconnected. “This year I noticed a conspicuous change in focus: suddenly, everyone from the keynote speakers to executives meeting in private suites was talking about the full scope of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues, which are becoming an increasing priority for investors and board members” said Clare.

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What the New Disclosures Say About Pay vs Performance

MAY 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission last year implemented new rules to help stakeholders track the relationship between a company’s performance, as measured by total shareholder return, and executive compensation. ISS Corporate Solutions examines disclosures made since the rule took effect in October 2022 to see how closely pay and performance were aligned.

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U.S. Shareholder Proposals Jump to a New Record in 2023

MAY 2023

In this report, ICS reviewed proposals submitted for Russell 3000 company AGMs held between Jan. 1 and May 31 for each year since 2019 to shed light on how investors were bringing up their concerns ahead of the May 25 peak U.S. AGM date, which topics carry the greatest currency, and their level of success.

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Relative TSR: Measuring Performance in a Tough Market

MAY 2023

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) analyzed relative TSR metrics across the S&P 500 to review how companies weathered the storm compared with their peers. We found that less than half (40 percent) of companies maintained the same relative positioning between December 2021 and December 2022, but, as always, high-level aggregate statistics don’t tell the full story.

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Climate Data Gaps: Are Corporates Prepared for Incoming Regulation?

MAY 2023

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) analyzed relative TSR metrics across the S&P 500 to review how companies weathered the storm compared with their peers. We found that less than half (40 percent) of companies maintained the same relative positioning between December 2021 and December 2022, but, as always, high-level aggregate statistics don’t tell the full story.

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Regulators Target Modern Slavery, Environmental Abuses in Supply Chains

APRIL 2023

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions examined the rapidly evolving corporate sustainability landscape, including national and international regulatory regimes, and how they influence the level of due diligence practiced by companies.

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ESG Disclosure Trends in Europe: Climate, Labor Lead Improvements

APRIL 2023

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) examined European corporate disclosures from 2022 to identify which areas showed the greatest and least improvement.

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Women Taking More Board Seats, But Progress Mixed

APRIL 2023

To mark Women’s History Month in March, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) examined the latest trends in gender diversity among U.S. public company (Russell 3000) boards and C-suites. We tracked the progress, from 2020 to the beginning of 2023, of female representation on boards, the proportion of women in leadership roles, the percentage of women CEOs, chairs, lead directors, and named executive officers.

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ESG Disclosure Trends in Canada: Climate Reporting Leads the Way

APRIL 2023

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) reviewed and analyzed ISS Environmental & Social QualityScore data covering companies in Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite Index to identify the most notable environmental and social disclosure improvements in Canada for 2022 and compare disclosures from the end of last year with the end of 2021.

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ESG Disclosure Trends in the U.S.: Transparency Continues to Improve

APRIL 5, 2023

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) reviewed and analyzed ISS Environmental & Social QualityScore data covering companies in the Russell 3000 Index to identify the most notable environmental and social disclosure improvements in the U.S. for 2022.

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April 2023 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

APRIL 1, 2023

Sustainable bond issuances rose significantly in the first quarter of this year, as a surge in sovereign issues helped boost volumes by 23% compared with Q1 2022. Green Use of Proceed issuances remained dominant.

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Gender Diversity Grows on Asian Boards But Still Lags the West

MARCH 3, 2023

Diversity in the board room enables a broader range of perspectives and approaches to the decision-making process. Among numerous discussions on board diversity in the investment community, gender continued to be a focal point in 2022.

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Russell 3000 Boards Becoming More Diverse

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

ISS Corporate Solutions took a look at the diversity trend in the Russell 3000 over five years, with a special focus on Black/African American directors in recognition of Black History Month.

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EU Female director quotas are coming: Is Europe ready?

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

By July 2026, all large, publicly-listed companies in the European Union will have to meet new quotas for the percentage of women holding directorship roles. While some countries are already close to reaching those levels, on average, others have a long way to go in just a few years.

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Dual Class Share Structures: The European Experience

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This paper surveying dual class share structures in Europe follows an earlier piece looking at similar structures in the U.S.

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Shareholder Resolutions in Review: Fossil Fuel Lending and Underwriting

JANUARY 20, 2023

This report examines proposals focused on bank policies regarding the financing of new fossil fuel exploration.

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Shareholder Resolutions in Review: Racial and Gender Pay Gaps

JANUARY 20, 2023

In this review, we focus on the results for resolutions on racial and gender pay gap disclosures. Voting results are based on filings by companies through the end of October.

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Biodiversity COP15: Key Takeaways for Companies

JANUARY 18, 2023

The proceedings at 2022’s Biodiversity COP15 were closely watched by ISS and reports have been prepared by the ISS ESG & ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) business units. In this paper, ICS examines the key takeaways for companies.

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SEC Seeks to Clarify Universal Proxy Card Rules

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission has provided new guidance for companies and dissident shareholders on the use of universal proxy cards, about which a number of questions have been raised since they were introduced for all contested director elections after Aug. 31, 2022.

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January 2023 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

JANUARY 1, 2023

Last year was the first since 2011 during which green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond volumes decreased, according to Environmental Finance. Unquestionably, the prior two years were exceptional. The COVID pandemic pushed many issuers, especially financial institutions and sub-sovereign and agencies (SSAs), to raise funds for supporting the real economy, and favorable market conditions kept capital costs low, fueling impressive YoY growth for issuances.

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SEC Strategic Plan 2022-2026: Keeping up with Evolving Risks

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) set out a new strategic plan that seeks to address evolving market risks through a re-examination of its rules and enforcement tools and the extension of its reach beyond simple securities.

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Dual Class Share Structures: Is the Sun Setting Too Slowly?

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Dual class share structures have been traditionally used to protect newly public companies from hostile takeovers or other forms of interference.

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Governments Stall, Corporates Forge Ahead: Key Takeaways for Companies from COP27

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Conference of the Parties (COP) climate change meetings have taken place for the last 20 years, and now represent the largest annual conference held by the United Nations.

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Cybersecurity Disclosures: What Progress Has Been Made?

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In this new report, ISS Corporate Solutions assesses data on the Governance Quality Scores (GQS) of companies against a series of 11 cyber security GQS questions.

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Taking Off: The Role of Carbon Offsets in Corporate Climate Strategy

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In this paper, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) examines the history of carbon offsets, the properties of an effective implementation of a carbon offset program, and role of carbon offsets in achieving Net-Zero ambitions.

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Feet on the Accelerator: Fewer Companies Willing to Relinquish Power to Advance Equity Vesting

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In recent years companies have become more reluctant to place meaningful limitations on corporate boards’ authority to accelerate the vesting of outstanding equity awards.

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ESG and C: Does Cybersecurity Deserve Its Own Pillar in ESG Frameworks?

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this new report, ISS Corporate Solutions examines the links between cybersecurity and other ESG issues. We also explore how companies can address these risks and respond to rising stakeholder concern, for example through the use of cyber-risk ratings.

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Shareholder Resolutions in Review: Labor Issues

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this snapshot, we examine the results for resolutions on labor and workforce equity issues. Voting results are based on filings by companies through the end of the year.

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Keeping Up With The Rules: Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Regulation Across Markets

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions breaks down the varying rules and proposed regulations from key market regulators to help companies navigate this shifting landscape.

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Corporate Equity Plans: Where Shareholder Comfort Meets Administrator Flexibility

OCTOBER 13, 2022

A well-managed corporate equity plan is always a balance between assuring shareholders that their interests are protected and giving management the flexibility it needs to serve the interests of all stakeholders, such as attracting and retaining top talent. The ISS Equity Plan Scorecard (EPSC), now in its eighth year, considers equity governance and how administrators achieve both these priorities.

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SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules: What’s Coming and Who’s Reacting

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In this new paper, ISS Corporate Solutions examines the SEC’s proposed rules, comments made on the new proposed rules, and companies progress on cybersecurity oversight and governance.

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October 2022 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The SPO team delivered over 30 external reviews in the third quarter, including some innovative transactions.

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SAY-ON-PAY: How Responsive Companies Can Win Back Shareholder Support

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In this paper, ISS Corporate Solutions examines how compensation committees reacted to low shareholder support on say-on-pay and how their response impacted support in the following year.

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The Rise of Say on Climate Proposals

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In this paper, ISS Corporate Solutions examines current trends in climate-related proposals, including the growing number of those advanced by corporate management.

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Proxy Season Digest 2022

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In this three-part report, ISS Corporate Solutions advisors analyzed key data, trends, and charts on Executive Compensation, Governance, and Shareholder Proposals.

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Clawback Policies: Evolving Market Norms and SEC Rules

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to revise its rules on so-called clawbacks: the process of recovering incentive compensation from current and former executives when a company is forced to make a material restatement of its accounts.

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SEC Adopts Final Rules on Pay versus Performance Disclosures

AUGUST 31, 2022

After a long wait, on August 25 the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) voted 3:2 to issue final rules implementing another mandate of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which directed the agency to improve disclosure on the relationship between executive pay and financial performance.

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Australia’s Net Zero Strategies

AUGUST 26, 2022

In this whitepaper, ISS Corporate Solutions’ ESG experts examine the climate strategies adopted by Australia and how a net zero target trickles down from the national level to the market level.

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China’s Net Zero Strategies

AUGUST 26, 2022

In this whitepaper, ISS Corporate Solutions’ ESG experts examine the climate strategies adopted by China and how a net zero target trickles down from the national level to the market level.

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Shareholder Resolutions in Review: Civil Rights Audit

AUGUST 24, 2022

More shareholder resolutions were filed in the 2022 proxy season than in the previous year, with approximately 932 environmental, social, and governance shareholder proposals submitted at U.S. companies so far, compared to 903 proposals submitted in 2021, according to ISS Voting Analytics data.

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SEC Climate Disclosure Comments Reveal Diversity of Views

AUGUST 19, 2022

ISS Corporate Solutions analysis shows that while there was overwhelming investor support for climate disclosure regulation in general, comments diverge significantly on the recommended regulatory path ahead.

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S&P 500 Dilution: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

AUGUST 2, 2022

In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions reviews dilution across industries and explores how it varies depending on how much compensation is typically paid in equity rather than cash.

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ISSB Advances Drive Towards Global Sustainability Reporting Standards

JULY 28, 2022

In this new report, ISS Corporate Solutions reviews the emergence of ISSB and how its proposed standards are shaping the future of sustainability reporting for corporate issuers.

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July 2022 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

JULY 1, 2022

Turning to regulation and market standards development, the ICMA announced a series of updates and new tools during the latest Green Bond Principles Annual General Meeting.

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Shareholder Resolutions in Review: Political Spending

JUNE 23, 2022

Shareholder resolutions filed in the 2022 proxy season included several different types of proposals focused on political spending by corporations, reflecting investor concerns that support of certain candidates and causes may be inconsistent with the stated values of the company.

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Shareholder Resolutions in Review: Lobbying Disclosures

JUNE 21, 2022

Shareholder resolutions filed in the 2022 proxy season reflect continuing investor concern over lobbying activities and whether they are consistent with a company’s public positions and aligned with shareholder interests.

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SEC Brazil Dam Lawsuit Puts ESG Disclosures in Focus

JUNE 1, 2022

A recently announced U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over the collapse of the Brumadinho dam in Brazil underscores a sharper focus by regulators on the quality and timeliness of corporate sustainability disclosures.

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Season Snapshots: Japan TOPIX 500

MAY 25, 2022

With the 2022 proxy season under way, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) has examined a number of key governance factors for selected regional indices to review what happened in the 2021 proxy season.

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SEC Extends Climate Rules Comment Period as Complaints Abound

MAY 20, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the public comment period on proposed rules for climate-related disclosures for investors by about a month to June 17. The move may not be enough to quell complaints from various parties about the length and complexity of the financial regulator’s review process.

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S&P 500 CEO Pay Proposals Face Growing Investor Disapproval

MAY 18, 2022

Despite the lack of pay increases, investors rejected compensation proposals in Say-on-Pay votes at a historic rate during the 2021 proxy season, with a record 20 companies in the S&P 500 failing to secure majority support for their proposals.

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Share Pledges Lose Popularity as Companies Clamp Down

MAY 10, 2022

Many institutional investors have long criticized share pledging by company insiders as a practice that can expose them to significant governance risks. While this has prompted a large number U.S. companies to ban or restrict the activity, it remains an option for many owners and executives.

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U.S. CEOs Widen Pay Gap With CFOs

MAY 5, 2022

Pay levels for CFOs are a matter of careful consideration for compensation committees, especially as large internal pay differentials may be indicative of potential succession-planning issues. In this report, we conduct a detailed comparison between U.S company CFO and CEO pay by index and by industry.

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Corporates and Nature: Going Beyond Climate

MAY 4, 2022

As nature’s relevance to business becomes more apparent, the need for a standardized disclosure framework becomes more pronounced, especially for investors who seek to make decisions about capital allocation based on a clear understanding of a company’s impacts on nature and its nature-dependent operations.

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New SEC Climate Change Risk Disclosure Regulations

APRIL 6, 2022

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new disclosure regulations for U.S.-listed companies introducing climate-related disclosure requirements.

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April 2022 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

APRIL 1, 2022

Regarding regulation, the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance presented its final Social Taxonomy Report at the end of February. The initial approach, based on vertical and horizontal dimensions, has been replaced by a more traditional stakeholder-based structure, focused on workers, end-users and communities. The next step in the document’s development will include the definition of “minimum social safeguard” the prioritization of objectives and sub-objectives and the definitions of “substantial contribution” and “do no significant harm” (DNSH) criteria.

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Women’s History Month: Female Chairs

MARCH 31, 2022

In the fifth of a series of short insights looking at the role of women in corporate America, we focus on the number of female chairs, including only those chairs who are not also the CEO, across the US’ main indexes since 2019.

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Season Snapshots: FTSE 100 Index

MARCH 29, 2022

With the 2022 proxy season underway, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) has examined a number of key governance factors for selected regional indices to review what happened in the 2021 AGM season. The latest in the series covers 100 companies in the British index, the FTSE 100. Like the others, it focuses on shareholder proposals, director elections, Say on Pay results, and changes in CEO pay.

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Women’s History Month: Women on Boards

MARCH 25, 2022

In the fourth of a series of short insights looking at the role of women in corporate America, we focus on the growth in the number of women on boards across different industries since 2019.

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Women’s History Month: Female CEOs

MARCH 21, 2022

In the second of a series of short insights looking at the role of women in corporate America, we focus on the number of female CEOs across the main US indexes since 2019.

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Season Snapshots: Canada S&P/TSX

MARCH 14, 2022

With the 2022 proxy season underway, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) has examined a number of key governance factors for selected regional indices to review what happened in the 2021 proxy season. The third in the series covers the 235 companies in Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite Index, and looks at shareholder proposals, director elections, Say on Pay results, and changes in CEO pay. This follows the second in the series, which covered the S&P500.

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Season Snapshots: U.S. S&P 500

MARCH 14, 2022

With the proxy season underway, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) examined key governance factors that defined the 2021 season for selected regional indices. The second report in the series covers the S&P 500, with a look at director elections, shareholder proposals and executive compensation. This follows the first in the series which covered the Korean KOSPI.

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Data Snapshot: Board and Workforce Racial Diversity

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

During Black History Month in February each year, the United States and Canada acknowledge the accomplishments and contributions of the African diaspora. This observance also serves as an opportunity to reflect on additional work to be done to achieve further inclusion and social equity. This data snapshot report reviews developments in disclosure among U.S. corporations that signal levels of racial and ethnic diversity and inclusivity at boards, executive teams, and the general workforce. The review of relevant trends also includes a special section on supply chain diversity.

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Season Snapshots: Korea KOSPI

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As the 2022 proxy season approaches, ISS Corporate Solutions looks back at director elections and related controversies that defined 2021 and examines the increasing focus on ESG and sustainable investment issues among companies in the Korea Composite Stock Price Index.

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Incentivizing What Matters: Designing Meaningful ESG Metrics for Executive Compensation

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

As companies begin incorporate sustainability into their strategies, designing executive compensation plans with meaningful Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance metrics requires a thorough approach involving materiality assessment, multi-stakeholder engagement, ESG strategy development, impact assessment and data analysis.

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January 2022 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

JANUARY 1, 2022

The success of our clients reflects the overall dynamism of the market, which reached almost $1 trillion in annual issuances (according to ICMA on Environmental Finance data), with green bonds representing about 50% of the overall market volume, and sustainability-linked bonds corresponding to just under 10% of overall issuances. The $1 trillion threshold seems destined to be exceeded once and for all in 2022, with many market players forecasting higher volume this year.

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Examining the Rise of Environmental & Social Shareholder Resolutions

JANUARY 2022

Environmental and social (E&S) shareholder proposals are on the rise at U.S. companies, with a growing number of mainstream investors recognizing their materiality and supporting such resolutions. A year-end analysis by ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) found that 31 E&S shareholder proposals received majority support over the last four years, with the highest yearly number (14) in 2021. In this whitepaper, ICS’ senior editors provide a detailed overview of the E&S shareholder resolution landscape, including what’s fueling their recent support.

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Where to on Environmental Risk Disclosures?

JANUARY 2022

Corporate decision-making on the selection and use of an ESG disclosure framework—whether TCFD, CDP, or some other standard—is proving to be a challenging but necessary endeavor for many public companies and their investors.

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Corporate Recycling is Not Rubbish. Here’s Why.

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recycling programs offer a meaningful and valuable mechanism to mitigate the growing damage caused by excessive waste. Investors are increasingly interested in understanding what steps corporate issuers are taking to reduce their waste impact, including through their use of recycling programs and initiatives.

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Characterized to Fail? Examining the Role of Board Demographics in Say on Pay Outcomes

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Proxy season 2021 was quite a year for failed management Say on Pay votes, so ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) decided to examine a number of measures for board demographics to see: Did boards which performed poorly on Say on Pay votes have any particular characteristics?

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ICS Client Bulletin | Accounting for Spring-loaded Compensation

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) the week of November 29th that clarifies prior advice to companies about accounting for ‘spring-loaded,’ stock-based compensation, which is defined as share-based awards made while a company is in possession of material, non-public information.

This memo is part of ISS Corporate Solutions’ (ICS) Client Bulletin series designed to keep you abreast of the latest trends and developments affecting governance and sustainability at corporations.

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Within Range: How to Establish Your Short-Term Incentive Pay Goals

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Aligning executive compensation with shareholders’ interests is one of the most important mandates compensation committee members are tasked with annually. Developing an appropriate pay package that carries a significant portion of “at-risk” compensation is critical to motivate and incentivize executives to achieve meaningful growth targets under short- and long-term incentive programs.

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ICS Client Bulletin | Introducing the Universal Proxy Card

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on November 17, 2021 that it would be introducing the universal proxy card for all contested director elections after August 31, 2022. Principally, a universal proxy card would require all directors in a contested election, both a company’s own nominees and any shareholder or dissident nominated directors, to be listed on a single proxy voting card, whether physical or electronic.

This memo is part of ISS Corporate Solutions’ (ICS) Client Bulletin series designed to keep you abreast of the latest trends and developments affecting governance and sustainability at corporations.

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ICS Client Bulletin | Turning Back the Clock on Shareholder Proposal No-Actions

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

In his statement announcing the latest Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Legal Bulletin (SLB) on shareholder proposals, agency Chairman Gary Gensler made it clear that the Commission is returning to its former and less permissive position as it applies to granting “no-action” relief to companies seeking to exclude certain shareholder proposals.

This memo is part of ISS Corporate Solutions’ (ICS) Client Bulletin series designed to keep you abreast of the latest trends and developments affecting governance and sustainability at corporations.

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ICS Client Bulletin | Executive Compensation Clawbacks: Comment Period Reopened

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Properly constituted compensation clawback policies have the “opportunity to strengthen the transparency and quality of corporate financial statements as well as the accountability of corporate executives to their investors,” said Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler in his statement1 of support for the reopening2 of the comment period on this long-awaited rule.

This memo is part of ISS Corporate Solutions’ (ICS) Client Bulletin series designed to keep you abreast of the latest trends and developments affecting governance and sustainability at corporations.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 3-Part Series: Cybersecurity Disclosures, Industry Risk Analysis, and Corporate Board Oversight

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Released in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) put together a 3-part infographic series exploring how companies and boards are managing and mitigating cybersecurity risk.

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ICS Client Bulletin | Gauging the Impact of Proposed Changes to the NYSE’s Vote Counting Standard

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Last month, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) proposed a change to its approach to vote counting for management proposals related to issuing new shares and for shareholder approval of equity compensation plans. More recently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took up the proposed rule1 and submitted it for comments from financial market participants. Read the latest insights from ICS on this topic.

This is the first in a series of ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) client memorandums designed to keep you abreast of the latest trends and developments affecting governance and sustainability at corporations.

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Peer Groups and CEO Pay Positioning

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Last year, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) published the paper Strategies in Peer Group Selection During COVID-19, which provided guidance around compensation peer groups during a period of significant uncertainty.

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October 2021 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

OCTOBER 1, 2021

According to the Climate Bonds Initiative, the total volumes for Green, Social, Sustainability, and Sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds reached USD 496.1bn in the first half of 2021, representing 59% year-on-year growth from the equivalent period in 2020, and this trend seems to have continued in the third quarter of 2021.

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Incentivizing What Matters: Designing Meaningful ESG Metrics for Executive Compensation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations are impacting various facets of what investors and companies do, and this impact now includes executive compensation. Companies are beginning to incorporate sustainability into their corporate strategy and rethink the way executives are being incentivized.

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Corporate Climate Action Series: Climate Policies & Risk Mitigation, GHG Emissions Reduction Goals and Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

As part of our Corporate Climate Action series, released in honor of Climate Week, we examine how well companies are implementing ESG goals relating to Climate Policies, GHG Emissions Reduction and Biodiversity.

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TCFD Alignment: The Shift To Mandatory Reporting

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The complex nature of climate change will have far-reaching implications across all corners of the economy. As more data and scientific information becomes available on the rapidly worsening effect climate change is having on the planet, companies need to realise the implications of their actions. A large number of companies are playing catch-up and need to quickly incorporate climate change into their business strategies.

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The Case for Companies Taking Climate Action

AUGUST 10, 2021

As the planet reaches a tipping point in its climate history, investors, regulators, customers, and other key stakeholder groups are placing increasing importance on companies disclosing, measuring, and setting reduction goals for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In ISS Corporate Solution’s latest Sustainability Bulletin, our advisors examine why climate action is at a critical turning point and outline what tools and resources are available to help companies navigate their climate action responses.

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2021 Proxy Season Digest: Shareholder Proposal Engagement

AUGUST 16, 2021

The 2021 Proxy Season Digest is a series of reports reviewing data and insights from the 2021 Proxy Season. In the third and final installment, our advisors compiled key data and trends on shareholder proposal engagement.

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2021 Proxy Season Digest: Executive Compensation

AUGUST 9, 2021

The 2021 Proxy Season Digest is a series of reports reviewing data and insights from the 2021 Proxy Season. In the second installment, our advisors compiled key Executive Compensation charts and takeaways.

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2021 Proxy Season Digest: Governance

JULY 28, 2021

The 2021 Proxy Season Digest is a series of reports with statistics and insights looking back on the 2021 Proxy Season. In this first installment, our advisors compiled Governance-focused charts and key takeaways.

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2021 Proxy Season Digest: Governance

JULY 28, 2021

The 2021 Proxy Season Digest is a series of reports with statistics and insights looking back on the 2021 Proxy Season. In this first installment, our advisors compiled Governance-focused charts and key takeaways.

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July 2021 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

JULY 1, 2021

The second quarter of 2021 saw continued growth in green, social, sustainability, and sustainability linked (GSSS) issuances, as projected earlier in the year. In particular, sustainability linked loans have gained greater prominence alongside more complex derivatives and leveraged finance products.

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Measuring Drivers of Capital Efficiency and Value Creation

MAY 3, 2021

For many companies, the difference between strong and average performance can be traced to capital efficiency. This paper examines two key sectors that are known to be capital intensive and cyclical: chemicals and semiconductors.

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Materiality: Defining, Assessing, and Getting Started

APRIL 20, 2021

Materiality serves as a core guide for strategic planning by enabling companies to understand and execute on relevant goals associated with environmental and social impact for its business and stakeholders. This paper identifies how Materiality Assessments allow companies to fully examine the environmental and social impacts to their unique business model and operations.

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April 2021 | Sustainable Finance: Market Highlights

APRIL 1, 2021

The start of 2021 has been highly intense for the green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) market and the trends we observed in the second half of 2020 in rising issuances actualized. This significant increase relates to both market size and number of issuances.

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2021 Equity Plan Outlook

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The year 2020 presented uncertainties due to COVID-19. Many companies made their equity plans right on the cusp of stock prices plummeting in response to the pandemic. Analyzing equity plan data from 2020 and earlier, this paper identifies recent trends and considers what the 2021 proxy season may look like.

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When Options Are Under Water

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With the increased volatility of the stock market, many companies are facing a similar question to what survivors of the 1990’s Dot Com Bubble had to face, “How do we keep our employees around now that their equity is down and their options are worthless?”

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Bang For Your Buck – Are Realizable Pay Disclosures Earning Their Return on Investment for S&P 500 Companies?

OCTOBER 26, 2020

“Realizable” pay assessments are often included in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis (“CD&A”) section of the proxy filing to provide a more accurate view of the actual value of compensation delivered to an executive, as opposed to the pay data disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table which does not take into account the impact of recent share price movements on an executive’s compensation package.

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2020 US Equity Compensation Plans

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This report discusses the current state of equity compensation plans as well as the trends and different practices in different industries.

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Incentivizing Diversity

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

One topic on comp committee agendas may be something that has not traditionally been an element of executive compensation: Diversity. With many companies asking us about how to measure diversity, given the heightened awareness around diversity and its impact on company and shareholders, our advisory team wrote a paper outlining how some companies are thinking about it.

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Increased ESG Sensitivity in Hong Kong: A Review of the Recent Trends and Market Landscape

JULY 1, 2020

Interest in ESG is growing rapidly and has gained traction amongst corporations, individuals, investors, and institutions. This paper is intended to provide corporate issuers with some background regarding the imminent regulatory changes in Hong Kong (HK) and an overview of the recent trends in responsible investment and strategies focusing on ESG risks.

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Rightsizing the EVA Way in the COVID Economy

JUNE 11, 2020

COVID-19 will markedly change business. It’s an unprecedented force of economic disruption that is slashing demand and imposing new workplace habits, sourcing strategies, and consumer behaviors. Companies are only beginning to size up and respond to the new world we are facing.

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Strong EVA Fundamentals Outperform in Market Corrections

JUNE 11, 2020

Given the market volatility caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper examines the Economic Value Added (EVA) fundamentals of companies within the S&P 500, S&P 1500, and Russell 3000 indices to identify if there are certain fundamental characteristics or indicators that separate companies that are delivering stronger total shareholder returns compared to peers.

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Strategies in Peer Group Selection During A Pandemic

MAY 18, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has upended companies’ pay programs and forced many to re-evaluate decisions on executive and director compensation. A key tool used in executive pay decisions, the compensation peer group, takes on additional importance during this time. ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) has identified key peer group strategies to consider in these challenging times.

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Gauging the Impact of COVID-19 on Market Expectations Through the EVA Lens

MAY 4, 2020

In the wake of a dramatic slump in equities which witnessed the S&P 500 fall from an all-time high into bear market territory (>20% decline) in a record 16 trading days, this white paper takes a look at profit expectations through the Economic Value Added (“EVA”) lens.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Relative TSR Plans

APRIL 27, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on incentive plans, ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) took a closer look at existing relative total shareholder return (TSR) metrics at S&P 500 companies to review how companies’ relative performance has been impacted over the first quarter of 2020.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Australian Issuers

APRIL 27, 2020

Companies are facing unprecedented disruption and novel challenges because of COVID 19. This is evolving on a weekly if not daily basis, but here is how we see this global pandemic impacting Australian issuers and how ICS can help through these uncertain times.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Incentive Compensation – EMEA

APRIL 24, 2020

Companies are facing unprecedented disruption and novel challenges because of COVID 19. This is evolving on a weekly if not daily basis, but here is how we see this global pandemic impacting incentive compensation in EMEA and what companies can do about it.

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Annual General Meetings & COVID-19

MARCH 31, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, securities regulators in several countries have published guidance that affords publicly listed companies greater flexibility regarding the type of annual general meeting (AGM) they can hold as well as when it can be held.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Incentive Plans

MARCH 30, 2020

Companies are facing unprecedented disruption and novel challenges because of COVID 19 and we wanted to let you know what we’re hearing from many of our clients. This is evolving on a weekly if not daily basis, but here is how we see this global pandemic impacting incentive compensation as of today – March 27, 2020 – and what companies can do about it.

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The Top Three European Trends to Watch in 2020

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The governance playbook is undergoing a major revision. Download the report to know the three corporate governance trends to follow inside Europe’s publicly-listed companies in 2020.

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2019 Canadian Post-Season Review

DECEMBER 6, 2019

This 2019 Canadian Post-Season Summary reviews:

  • Board gender diversity
  • Voluntary say-on-pay proposals
  • Shareholder activist targets
  • Corporate governance at cannabis companies
  • Relevance of climate change
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2019 US Equity Compensation Plans Overview and Trends

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Companies use equity compensation plans to pay their employees, officers, non-employee directors, and other service providers by giving them equity ownership at the company. Equity compensation is common in both public and private companies. Companies view equity compensation as an effective way of incentivizing plan participants while attracting high-quality employees, encouraging retention, motivating sustained performance, and aligning employees’ interests with those of shareholders.

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Director Overboarding – Global Trends, Definitions, and Impact

AUGUST 9, 2019

In the 2019 proxy season, “overboarding” became a center-stage issue for many companies and investors. Several large asset managers, including Vanguard, BlackRock, and LGIM, enhanced their voting guidelines to apply stricter criteria, while some directors serving on multiple public company boards faced significant opposition to their elections. The idea that directors should not serve on too many boards has been a key consideration for investors for many years.

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Use EVA to Improve Your Board’s Financial IQ

AUGUST 7, 2019

A board literate in economic value can gain an enormous advantage in moving beyond compliance and the accounting numbers to fulfill the greater duty of working with management to deliver shareholder value.

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Early Review of 2019 US Proxy Season Vote Results

JUNE 18, 2019

As the busiest part of the 2019 U.S. proxy season is behind us, we take an early look at the vote results of annual general meetings convened from January to May. As of this report, approximately 70 percent of Russell 3000 annual general meetings expected during the calendar year have already taken place, and the figure will rise to close to 90 percent of all calendar-year annual meetings by the end of June. In our review of the vote results for the 1,812 Russell 3000 2019 annual general meetings that took place from January to May and are available in the ISS database, this paper identifies major trends.

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The Seven Venial Sins of Executive Compensation

JUNE 4, 2019

Compensation disclosures have grown significantly over the last decade (mostly for the better), and they continue to evolve with the ongoing engagement between companies and shareholders. Certain compensation practices are known for raising investor concerns, leading to difficult conversations between investors and boards and higher levels of investor opposition of executive pay programs.

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2019 U.S. Executive Compensation Trends

APRIL 30, 2019

As we enter the peak of proxy season, we review executive compensation trends in the U.S. based on executive pay disclosures so far this year.

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Excerpts from ISS U.S. E&S Proxy Season Preview Report

APRIL 22, 2019

This document is an excerpted portion of ISS’ full report, “2019 U.S. Environmental and Social Issues Proxy Season Preview,” which provided the following early insights:

  • Proposals on political activities increase
  • Climate change remains a top concern
  • Human rights issues proposals continue to surge
  • Shareholders remain concerned about pharmaceutical risks
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ESG Considerations for Taiwan-listed Corporates

MARCH 27, 2019

In March this year ISS Corporate Solutions partnered with the Taiwan Depositary & Clearing Corporation (TDCC) in the launch of their Investor Relations platform event. The theme explored how ESG and digital solutions transform investor relations and corporate sustainability practices. In this document, we highlight the upcoming ESG demands on Taiwan’s listed corporates and the capabilities of managing ESG risk through ICS’ dynamic platform solutions. Please contact us for further information.

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Using EVA in Pay-for-Performance Analysis

MARCH 25, 2019

ISS Analytics recently published a white paper outlining how EVA may be able to help support Pay-for-Performance analysis. This article covers:

  • Why EVA May Help with Pay-for-Performance Analysis
  • Introduction to EVA: Measuring Economic Performance
  • The Link Between EVA and TSR
  • Introduction to the EVA Measures: The Four Key Ratios
  • How EVA Can Support Pay-for-Performance Analysis
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Using EVA in Pay-for-Performance Analysis

MARCH 25, 2019

Looking at some of the key takeaways from the ISS 2018 Proxy Season Review, 2018 was a year of increasing shareholder dissent shown in votes against directors.  Shareholder votes against remuneration reports spiked to a historical high with 26 companies in the S&P ASX300 index recording a “strike.”

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An Interview with the ISS US Compensation Team

MARCH 13, 2019

ISS compensation experts, Liz Williams and Rachel Hedrick provide insights on key compensation topics to watch in 2019. They share their perspectives on pay in an uncertain market, the impact of the repeal of 162(m) on equity compensation plans proposals, performance-metric selections, CEO pay ratio disclosures, new shareholder proposal types, and the ISS policy on director compensation.

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An Early Look at 2019 US Shareholder Proposals

MARCH 12, 2019

In the U.S., shareholder proposal filings have historically played an important role in advancing corporate governance and in highlighting key risks related to environmental and social issues.

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Insights into Value Creation: Using EVA to Measure Performance

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

In this article, we explore the specific challenges market participants face when using traditional accounting metrics to assess performance, as well as the limitations those metrics place on corporate leadership in informing and guiding proper capital allocation and decision making. In addition, we present a potential solution and alternative framework called Economic Value Added (EVA.)

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Corporate Governance & Compensation in Europe 2019

JANUARY 30, 2019

As the AGM season approaches and concerns over drafting remuneration disclosures increase, how do you improve the chances that your proposals will be well-received by shareholders?

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Overcoming Common Objections to Making CD&A Changes

JANUARY 28, 2019

Companies often say that shareholders just did not understand their pay disclosure well enough to vote in favor of the pay program, but a key purpose of the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) is to have shareholders fully understand how the pay program works.

This paper outlines four common traps companies fall into when thinking about their compensation disclosures.

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Top 10 Corporate Governance Topics to Watch in 2019

JANUARY 16, 2019

As the world greets the New Year, investors and companies may take a moment to reflect on key corporate governance priorities in light of a potentially more challenging business environment in the year ahead.

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