In addition to including a plethora of noteworthy "E," "S," and "G" shareholder proposal and no-action statistics and highlights from the 2020 proxy season, Cleary's "2020 Post-Proxy Season Review and Governance Trends" is a treasure trove of bountiful benchmarking data, trends, practices, and perspectives on these and other trending topics:
- Climate change
- Sustainability and sustainability ratings
- Board refreshment and diversity (including gender and race/ethnicity)
- Management and workforce diversity
- Gender pay equity
- Human rights issues
- Human capital management disclosure, considerations, and investor perspectives
- Director overboarding
- Executive and director compensation
The reader-friendly deck is ideal as is or as a supplement to other materials for purposes of updating the board on trending topics and sparking relevant dialogue in the boardroom.