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Society Alert (Login required)
July 14, 2021 | Issue includes ICompetition EO | SEC AMAC: ESG Disclosure | HCM Disclosure | CEO Activism | DE&I | Sustainability Investing | Vanguard Speaks & Much More!

Enhancing Disclosure Controls and Procedures Relating to Voluntary Environmental and Social Disclosures 
June 2021 | This new publication from Skadden Arps and the Society is aimed at informing companies about the benefits of establishing and maintaining robust Disclosure Controls & Procedures (DC&P) for voluntary environmental and social disclosures, the risks of not doing so, and practical considerations for implementing new or adapting existing DC&P to such disclosures.

Board Practices Quarterly: 2021 Cyber Oversight 
May 2021 | This new issue of the Board Practices Quarterly from the Society for Corporate Governance and Deloitte presents findings from a March 2021 survey of in-house members of the Society for Corporate Governance about how their companies’ boards oversee cybersecurity and cyber risk.

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WEBINARS 

The Little Engine That Could and Did - How Engine No. 1 Won 3 Board Seats at Exxon Mobil
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July 2021 | This webinar reviews one of the biggest surprises this proxy season -- the successful contest at Exxon Mobil by hedge fund Engine No. 1, which held just a 0.02 percent stake. Engine No. 1 advisors will explain what happened and why, and what it means for shareholder activists and companies. 

D&I Taskforce presents LGBTQ+ Inclusion in the Boardroom
June 2021 | This webinar provides a unique perspective of LGBTQ+ directors and where to find them, legal considerations for obtaining information for LGBTQ+ diversity disclosures, and examples of D&O questionnaires and proxy statement disclosures. 

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BENCHMARKING SURVEYS (Login required)

Quick Survey: Chief Compliance Officer - Executive Sessions with the Board/Committees
July 2021 | Results from a quick survey conducted to obtain benchmarking information from public company members on Board/committee executive sessions with the Chief Compliance Officer (or comparable position).

Quick Survey: GHG Emissions and Water Usage Disclosure
July 2021 | Results from a quick survey conducted to obtain benchmarking information from public company members on whether they are making GHG emissions and/or water usage disclosures and, if so, where, and what internal or external resources are used for the data-gathering.

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ADVOCACY 

Society Submits Comment Letter on Climate Change Disclosure

Society Submits Comment Letter on the SEC’s Proposed Universal Proxy Rule

Society Files Comment Letter on Rule 144 Holding Period and Form 144 Filings

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