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Corporate Governance: In the News - Articles of Interest

• Amazon Proposes Settlement of EU Antitrust Charges on Seller Data - WSJ, July 14, 2022
• Tesla faces shareholder proposal on workers' rights supported by Swedish pension fund AP7 | Pensions & Investments, July 14, 2022
• SEC scraps rules giving companies more power in proxy process | Corporate Secretary, July 14, 2022
• SEC Reverses Trump-Era Rules Limiting Proxy Advisors - ESG Today, July 14, 2022
• SEC Adopts Amendments to Proxy Voting Advice Rules | Chief Investment Officer, July 14, 2022
• Corporate Backlash Over SEC Climate Plan Takes Shape | Daily Business Review, July 13, 2022
• Spirit Airlines Again Delays Shareholder Vote on Merger, Backs Frontier Deal - WSJ, July 13, 2022
• SEC Votes in Favor of Proxy Voting Advice Rule Amendments – Plan Adviser, July 13, 2022
• SEC’s Gensler Casts Doubt on Prospects for China Audit Deal - WSJ, July 13, 2022
• Shareholder ESG support down but not out, researchers say | Reuters, July 13, 2022
• California Truckers Struggle to Comply With New Employment Law - WSJ, July 13, 2022
• Explainer: Can Elon Musk defy a court if ordered to buy Twitter? | Reuters, July 13, 2022
• Almost Half of UK Black Professionals Plan to Leave Their Jobs - Bloomberg, July 13, 2022
• Hawaii Joins Expansion of Nondisclosure Bans, Covers Settlements – Bloomberg Law, July 13, 2022
• Japan releases world’s first code of conduct for ESG data providers   | Responsible Investor, July 13, 2022
• Levi Strauss Uses More Frequent Financial Forecasts to Confront Uncertainty - WSJ, July 13, 2022
• Scope 3 disclosure rules become US ‘battleground’ as investors and companies lock horns | Responsible Investor, July 13, 2022
• BlackRock: Net Zero Transition Not Yet Fully Priced in to Markets - ESG Today, July 13, 2022
• Texas to Ask BlackRock, Vanguard to Testify on Investment Policy – Bloomberg Law, July 12, 2022
• Union Organizing Efforts Rise in First Half of Year - WSJ, July 12, 2022
• Twitter Seeks Quick Trial in Suit Against Elon Musk for Dropping Takeover - Bloomberg, July 12, 2022
• Some Companies Are Going Remote—and Upgrading to New Offices - WSJ, July 12, 2022
• EU Tech Rule Could Complicate CIO Cloud Strategy, Experts Say - WSJ, July 12, 2022
• Share ownership becoming more concentrated, shows MSCI research | IR Magazine, July 12, 2022
• The SEC’s Climate Rule Won’t Hold Up in Court - WSJ, July 12, 2022
• SEC asked Citi for more detail on Russia exposure | Legal Dive, July 12, 2022
• Proxy season sees rise in environmental and social issues: Morningstar | Investment Executive, July 12, 2022
• Microsoft lays off a portion of its workforce as part of a ‘realignment’ | TechCrunch, July 12, 2022