Weil's "Heads Up for the 2020 Proxy Season: Tackle Director Vulnerabilities" summarizes ISS's 2020 policy updates and suggests responsive actions companies should consider to mitigate adverse impacts associated with the new/changed policy approaches on their 2020 vote outcomes. Annex A to the memo outlines the circumstances in which ISS may issue a negative recommendation against directors.
See EdwardHauder.com's "ISS Issues Updated FAQs and Methodology Documents"; our recent reports: "ISS & Glass Lewis: Negative Vote Recommendation Triggers" and "ISS Compensation Policies 2020: Preliminary FAQs"; and additional resources on our Proxy Advisors and Proxy Season 2020 pages. This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!