Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), the two major proxy advisory firms, recently released updates to their proxy voting policies for the 2022 proxy season. Read HERE.

Source: Gibson Dunn

As this difficult year comes to an end, it’s good to remember that we’re all part of a community. Many corporations care about being good citizens and give back to the communities they operate in. To highlight those corporations, Newsweek partnered with Statista for their second annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies. Read HERE.

Source: Newsweek

As multiple current and former board directors convened virtually to discuss best practices for measuring ESG, the first trend they noted was the effect of the rapidly changing business landscape, which has put a lot of pressure on corporate leaders. Read HERE.

Source: Fortune

Understanding the benefits and costs of compliance prepares directors to provide the leadership needed to successfully demonstrate the sufficiency of their cybersecurity programs.

Banks can apply the lessons from the coronavirus pandemic around digitization to continue investing in innovations that keep them nimble and agile.

Biden’s SEC chairman has indicated he will look the other way on potential conflicts of interest at proxy-advisory firms. Read HERE.

Source: National Review

Even as the coronavirus pandemic forced pay cuts, furloughs and layoffs across the United States, a new survey found that CEO pay in 2020 continued to soar, compared to employee pay. Read HERE.

Source: Forbes

In this episode of Looking Ahead, Indivar Khosla, Microsoft’s Vice President of Financial Services, US, forecasts which digital capabilities can help financial services differentiate themselves from their competitors.

To hear more from Microsoft on the future of financial services and to gain additional insights from industry leaders and inspirational change agents, join us in attending Envision: U.S. Financial Services Summit Series on May 12, 2021.

What role should the board play when it comes to digital transformation? In this episode of Looking Ahead, we gain the perspective of three executives from Crowe on how the board can assess their current delivery models, consult the proper leaders on their team when considering a digital shift and measure the results of a transformation project.

Directors and senior executives have critical roles to play in leading the effort to digitally transform companies of all sizes and in all industries.