Bringing on new board members presents a valuable opportunity for companies to benefit from fresh insights and expertise. In the following analysis, ISS Corporate Solutions examined the directors [...]
The first half of 2023 saw a significant increase in the number of shareholder proposals calling for an independent board chair that went to a vote. Support levels for such proposals increased [...]
On July 31, 2023, the European Commission adopted the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which require companies to provide comprehensive and robust information [...]
In this report, ISS Corporate Solutions takes a deep dive into how and when the regulations apply and looks at their potential impact on companies and their stakeholders and on the improvement of [...]
Gender diversity on boards and among board leadership positions brings financial and non-financial benefits that go beyond a company’s ESG performance. Canada, like many other countries, has seen [...]
In an increasingly connected and networked corporate world, cyber risk generated by third parties is a growing concern for corporate boards and other stakeholders.
Applying the ISS ESG Cyber [...]
May 2023 saw $62.3bn of green bond issuances, a rise from $60.3bn in the same month a year earlier, making it the busiest May since the inception of the green debt market in 2007. The growth was [...]
With the adoption of Bill S-211, Canada becomes the latest country to pass legislation requiring companies to assess and report on Modern Slavery risks throughout a company’s supply [...]
The pay gap between CEOs in the S&P 500 and U.K.’s FTSE 100 widened from 2018 to 2022, with the growing advantage for U.S. chiefs largely driven by long-term incentive plans (LTIPs) and [...]
