Companies have ramped up their pledges to increase diversity over the last few years, and while they largely may not see these programs as a risk, research shows there has been an uptick in litigation relating to diversity issues filed against U.S. companies since 2020. While experts highlight the many benefits companies reap from increasing…
Using CompanyIQ corporate governance data for the third year in a row, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) profiles corporate boards in its annual review of public companies. Key findings include: The percentage of board seats occupied by women has slowly but consistently increased over time. This year, women accounted for 41 percent of…
With investor interest in the skill level of corporate board leaders on the rise and easy-to-read skills matrices emerging as a best practice, reviewing the current state of these disclosures among leading companies can help establish a baseline for other companies. Improving disclosure of board skills, especially of existential capabilities such as guarding against a…
In recent years, search firms have been flooded by requests for director candidates with cybersecurity backgrounds as boards seek to leverage this expertise when responding to rising cyber risks. …Over the past five years, companies in both the Russell 3000 and S&P 500 have seen the number of directors boasting cybersecurity expertise climb by the…
Once seen as a pesky disclosure responsibility, skills matrices have grown increasingly common in recent years, evolving from a boilerplate exercise to a useful internal tool in the refreshment process, as well as in proxy contests, sources tell Agenda. More than half (55%) of the S&P 500 now disclose board skills matrices as pressure to…
Using the CompanyIQ® SEC disclosures database, we analyzed how Russell 3000 companies have elected to provide board-level oversight of ESG issues. With data from the latest available annual general meeting (AGM) year, we found that: 64% disclosed board-level ESG oversight. 83% assign oversight to a board committee, rather than the full board. The Nominating &…
Boards have begun making small adjustments to director compensation programs, bringing cash and equity retainers up to market medians and making precision increases to committee and board leadership retainers after two years of leaving pay untouched. A look at 2022 proxy statements filed so far among Russell 1000 companies using public company intelligence provider MyLogIQ…
The recent surge in cybersecurity and ransomware attacks has spurred many boards to ask management to take a second look at the cybersecurity protections that they have in place, specifically insurance coverage in the event of an attack with cascading impacts on partners and third parties. Recent estimates show that the global cyber insurance market…
The war between Russia and Ukraine has drawn some cybercriminals away from monetarily driven cyberattacks — such as the typical ransomware attack — and toward hacktivism. Despite that, the number of ransomware attacks is still expected to grow this year, according to a leading cybersecurity company. Directors shouldn’t take some hackers’ new focus as a…
MyLogIQ is pleased to partner with NACD for a third year on Inside the Public Company Boardroom – 2021. As in the past, this year’s edition presents a snapshot of what public company boards look like in 2021. With data from our CompanyIQ® corporate governance database, this report allows public company boards to benchmark themselves…
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