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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• Pressure Mounts for Western Companies Leaving Russia - WSJ, March 11, 2022
• Aon pulls plug on its operations in Russia | Pensions & Investments, March 11, 2022
• Personal Finance: ESG Principles Need to Apply to Countries First - Bloomberg, March 11, 2022
• Russia divestment tracker: Which asset owners are exiting? - Updated | Responsible Investor, March 11, 2022
• Russian Olympic Body Challenges Winter Sports Ban – SportsTravel, March 11, 2022
• Deutsche Bank bucks trend as it maintains ties to Russia | Reuters, March 11, 2022
• Uniqlo operator, Japan Tobacco to suspend some Russia operations in U-turn | Reuters, March 11, 2022
• Biden Administration Pushes for Higher Construction-Worker Pay - WSJ, March 11, 2022
• CVS Ousts Executives After Internal Probe, Vows to Overhaul How It Handles Sexual-Harassment Complaints - WSJ, March 11, 2022
• Disney CEO Tried to Avoid Politics, Now Finds Himself in Middle of Partisan Spat - WSJ, March 11, 2022
• Cyber Alert Plan Puts Onus on Businesses to Assess Their Risks – Bloomberg Law, March 11, 2022
• Women gain ground in the boardroom, holding 29% of director seats in 2022 - CNBC, March 11, 2022
• World’s biggest SWF should bring climate divestments in-house, says advisory panel | Responsible Investor, March 11, 2022
• Connecticut’s issue with diversity data from European managers | Responsible Investor, March 11, 2022
• Google, Meta face antitrust probes from regulators in Europe and UK - CNBC, March 11, 2022
• Moody’s to Update its ESG Assessment Methodology - ESG Today, March 11, 2022
• UBS Ties Compensation of Top Execs to Sustainability Performance - ESG Today, March 11, 2022
• Disney shareholders want data on median and adjusted pay gaps - IN, March 11, 2022
• Chinese Stocks Plunge After SEC Stokes Delisting Concerns - WSJ, March 11, 2022
• Deutsche Bank Violates DOJ Settlement, Agrees to Extend Outside Monitor - WSJ, March 11, 2022
• Western Union Suspends Operations in Russia, Belarus - WSJ, March 10, 2022
• Four Firms Join Rivals in Abandoning Moscow Over Ukraine War (1) – Bloomberg Law, March 10, 2022
• Russia says it could seize assets Western companies leave behind - CNN, March 10, 2022
• SEC Plans to Propose Climate-Change Disclosure Rules on March 21 - WSJ, March 10, 2022
• Goldman Sachs demands return to office five days a week | Fortune, March 10, 2022
• UK regulator rejects quarter of applicants to latest stewardship code | Responsible Investor, March 10, 2022
• The Corporate Citizenship Project Launches to Offer Unbiased, Transparent Corporate Governance Reports; Will Challenge Existing Proxy Advisors' Focus and Effectiveness on 'ESG' Matters, March 10, 2022
• Huawei board members resign over silence on Ukraine - BBC News, March 9, 2022
• EU banks unprepared for new climate disclosure rules, finds Spanish central bank | Responsible Investor, March 9, 2022
• ESG Investors Hold $13.4 Billion in Myanmar Military Suppliers - Bloomberg, March 9, 2022
• Uber, Lyft and Others Launch Campaign to Head Off Unions - WSJ, March 8, 2022
• Stronger ranked ESG companies receive market premium – funds Europe, March 8, 2022