Davies Governance Insights 2018
Oct 03, 2018
On October 3 2018, Davies released their annual "Governance Insights" reports that analyze the top governance trends and issues important to Canadian boards, senior management, in-house counsel and governance observers.
Here are a few of the issues that they highlighted in the 2018 edition:
- Shareholder proposals and proxy access, including trends in shareholder proposals on ESG and other topics; and the tepid adoption of proxy access policies in Canada
- Gender diversity and #MeToo, including data and trends in women’s representation on boards and executive positions; pending diversity-related amendments to the federal corporate statute; potential implications for companies in the #MeToo movement; and potential changes in securities law disclosure requirements
- Virtual shareholder meetings, including the advantages and disadvantages of virtual or virtual-hybrid meetings; the positions taken by proxy advisory firms; and issues to consider in deciding whether to go virtual
Review the full report on Davies' website.