Governance Watch Webcast: Highlights From the 2024 Proxy Season

Webinar

Cleary Gottlieb partners Helena Grannis and Francesca Odell participated in The Conference Board’s Governance Watch Webcast: Highlights From the 2024 Proxy Season

The 2024 proxy season saw a continuation of 2023 trends but in greater abundance – emboldened proponents submitted a plethora of proposals (many of which were duplicates of 2023 proposals), the SEC concurred on a higher number of no-action requests, investors continued to deem most E&S proposals to be immaterial or overreaching, while traditional governance proposals received substantial support.

Panelists discussed:

• Hot topics from the 2024 proxy season, including AI-related proposals, the increase in proposals from anti-ESG proponents, and shareholder activism;
• Trends in shareholder proposals, say-on-pay, and director elections;
• Changes in asset managers’ policies, engagement, and voting;
• Trends in diversity and human capital post-SFFA ruling;
• SEC developments including the new Reg-Flex Agenda, rulemaking and litigation updates, cybersecurity, and recent enforcement actions; and
• Developments in shareholder litigation and ESG regulations.

Participants:

• Ajay Ayyappan, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, EXL
• Helena Grannis, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb
• Francesca Odell, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb
• Merel Spierings, Senior Researcher, ESG Center, The Conference Board (Moderator)

This Governance Watch program was co-hosted by Cleary and The Conference Board ESG Center.

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