Subject to company-specific facts and circumstances, “Check Your Proxy Twice - 6 Topics That Should Be on Every Company’s Disclosure List in 2022” from Clermont Partners identifies these topics as critical for inclusion in the 2022 proxy statement based on investor expectations and demands, and quickly evolving notions of “best practices”: (i) board ESG oversight; (ii) ESG strategy overview; (iii) climate-related disclosure; (iv) ESG pay metrics; (v) board diversity; and (vi) director ESG skills/competencies. The post highlights good examples of effective disclosure on ESG oversight/governance; ESG practices/performance; and director ESG skills/competencies in a matrix format, with links to the respective proxy statements.
See also these other relevant resources, all of which are available on our Annual Meeting/Proxy Statement page under Samples/Templates: Argyle: Key Proxy Statement Disclosure Trends - Beyond Compliance | Key Proxy Statement Disclosure Trends - Corporate Governance | Human Capital Management Disclosures in Proxy Statements | Language Used to Describe Director Ethnicity in S&P 100 Proxy Statements | Communicating Workforce Diversity | Communicating Board Skills in Light of the NYC Comptroller and NYC Pension Funds National Boardroom Accountability Project Campaign - Version 2.0 (2020 Update); and DFIN: Guide to Effective Proxies | Board Oversight of ESG Gains Momentum. Additional proxy season prep resources are posted on our Proxy Season 2022 page. This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!