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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• Big U.S. Companies Step Up Hiring of Female, Black CFOs - WSJ, January 18, 2022
• As Employers Scramble to Fill Jobs, Workers Relish a Feeling of Power - WSJ, January 18, 2022
• ESG Pressure Raises Ante on Board Duty Breach Claims in Delaware – Bloomberg Law, January 18, 2022
• Some Lawmakers Push to Ban Stock Trading by Colleagues - WSJ, January 18, 2022
• OECD report calls for greater focus on emissions reductions in ESG ratings - RI, January 18, 2022
• Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard in All-Cash Deal Valued at $75 Billion - WSJ, January 18, 2022
• Stools Need Three Legs: Measuring ESG Results, Not Just Emissions Reductions - ESG Today, January 18, 2022
• Labor Board Chief Rejects Trump-Era Strategy for Overturning Law – Bloomberg Law, January 18, 2022
• HanesBrands Announces $2 Million Investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities, January 17, 2022
• Mark Zuckerberg defies critics with latest Meta board member - NYPost, January 17, 2022
• Credit Suisse chairman António Horta-Osório resigns, will be replaced by Axel Lehmann - CNN, January 17, 2022
• Activision Blizzard Pushes Out Dozens of Employees Over Workplace Misconduct - WSJ, January 17, 2022
• Regulators’ Wrangling Won’t Stop VC Stampede – WSJ, January 17, 2022
• Kohl’s Is Urged by Macellum to Make Changes or Explore Sale - WSJ, January 17, 2022
• 'Practically impossible' for funds to align with all European sustainable investment labels, says report – RI,  January 17, 2022
• Big Tech Braces for a Wave of Regulation - WSJ, January 16, 2022
• London Stock Exchange Proposes Special Listings for Private Companies - WSJ, January 15, 2022
• Apple will now require employees to submit proof of COVID-19 booster shot - The Verge, January 15, 2022
• Climate issues top list of global risks, survey finds - FM, January 14, 2022
• Google tells anyone coming into the office to take weekly Covid tests - CNBC, January 14, 2022
• Office Depot owner delays spinoff as it mulls sale of retail business | Retail Dive, January 14, 2022
• Diversity continues to rise among CFOs and CEOs, survey shows - Journal of Accountancy, January 14, 2022
• Lawsuit claims Google and Facebook brokered secret deal to dominate ad market | Fox Business, January 14, 2022
• 6-figure jobs increasingly move to remote status during pandemic | HR Dive, January 13, 2022
• Investors grapple with physical climate risks, long-term impacts | Pensions & Investments, January 13, 2022