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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• At COP26, World Governments Agree to Strengthen Emissions Pledges, Formulate Carbon-Trading Market - WSJ, November 13, 2021
• Amazon Worker Group in New York Withdraws Petition for Union Election - WSJ, November 12, 2021
• Activist Investor Mantle Ridge Has $1.8 Billion Stake in Dollar Tree - WSJ, November 12, 2021
• Johnson & Johnson Breakup Is No Clean Sweep - WSJ, November 12, 2021
• Johnson & Johnson to Split Consumer From Pharmaceutical, Medical-Device Businesses, Creating Two Companies - WSJ, November 12, 2021
• Toshiba plans to split into three after wave of scandals | Reuters, November 12, 2021
• Executive pay increasingly tied to environmental, social performance metrics | Pensions & Investments, November 12, 2021
• SEC Guidance on Shareholder Proposals – Staff Legal Bulletin 14L – Is This the Way to Regulate Climate Change? - The Milbank General Counsel Blog, November 11, 2021
• MAGA ETF, Anti-Woke Investing Targets Trump-Loving Conservative Traders - Bloomberg, November 11, 2021
• Overhauled Auditing Watchdog Expected to Boost Industry Scrutiny and Focus on Investors - WSJ, November 11, 2021
• FASB eases discount rate guidance for nonpublic lessees | Accounting Today, November 11, 2021
• Rush of ‘Science-Based’ Climate Pledges Puts Pressure on Group That Checks Them - WSJ, November 11, 2021
• EU sees scope for COP26 compromise on elusive carbon market deal | Reuters, November 11, 2021
• Priscilla Wallace Named Head of Supplier Diversity for Wells Fargo – Black Enterprise, November 11, 2021
• North American companies rush to add robots as demand surges | Reuters, November 11, 2021
• Subway’s Tuna Isn’t Actually Tuna, Lawsuit Again Alleges - WSJ, November 11, 2021
• Former JPMorgan Exec Says Bank Fired Her for Raising Compliance Concerns - WSJ, November 11, 2021
• Judge certifies ratepayer class action suit against FirstEnergy | Reuters, November 10, 2021
• Policymaking on climate risk shifts into higher gear | American Banker, November 10, 2021