In this new article: "Looking Ahead: Key Trends in Corporate Governance," Sidley partner & co-chair of the firm's global Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation practice and Society member Holly Gregory discusses six key topics that are likely to directly or indirectly impact board perspective and decision-making this year - including disruptive risks, shareholder influence and pressures, greater consensus across various stakeholder groups on corporate governance practices mainstays, ESG private ordering, and shareholder engagement and activism.
The engagement and activism discussion is particularly noteworthy for its identification of steps companies can take to ensure directors continue to exercise their best judgment, while also responding and reacting appropriately to increasingly vocal and often disparate shareholder interests.
This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!