[IR Magazine] “What to do when investors feel there’s a misalignment on pay for performance”
October 7, 2021
This year’s proxy season saw a slight erosion of investor support for executive compensation. In isolation, this may not seem too concerning, but investor confidence in pay for performance has…
[Diligent Whitepaper] Digital boards: How technology adoption is driving culture change and resiliency
October 1, 2021
Today, with so many boardrooms already returning to face-to-face meetings the question now is what lessons have boardrooms learned from operating during a pandemic? What will they change to improve…
[TELUS International] “Tackling modern governance with Diligent”
September 27, 2021
On this episode of TELUS International Studios, we’re joined by Dottie Schindlinger, executive director of the Diligent Institute and co-host of the Corporate Director Podcast for Diligent Corporation. Diligent helps…
[HR Daily AU] “HR stepping up as ‘keeper of the remuneration strategy'”
September 20, 2021
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The “complex role” HR plays when setting board pay and putting forward remuneration proposals is coming into the spotlight, an expert says. Across the ASX 300, the average CEO total realised…
Corporate Board Member Boardroom Summit
September 24, 2021
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Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director of the Diligent Institute, will present on research findings at two sessions at this annual summit: 9:10 – 9:30 am How Bullish are Directors?…
Singapore Institute of Directors Conference
September 9, 2021
Asia’s Renaissance – The New Era of Recovery and Reopening Hyper Digitisation: How can organisations optimise their digital transformation journeys in this hyper-connected world? Covid has accelerated digitalisation. The rapid…
[Center on Executive Compensation] “European Markets Lead on Linking Pay to ESG Metrics”
August 28, 2021
It is significantly more common for European companies to link incentives to performance against ESG metrics as compared to US companies. As mentioned in a recent article, approximately 33% of…
[Financial Director] “Mid-sized market at risk of missing out on funding due to lack of ESG strategy setting”
September 3, 2021
The number of companies in the EU with ESG KPIs in compensation packages has in fact jumped from 4 percent in 2008 to 34 percent in 2020, according to a…
[The Corner] “The Number Of European Companies Using ESG Criteria In Executive Compensation Has Increased Eightfold In The Last Decade”
September 9, 2021
The percentage of European companies linking executive compensation plans to ESG targets has increased more than eightfold in the last decade, from 4% in 2008 to 34% in 2020. This…
[IR Magazine] “Boards looking beyond traditional experience for new director appointments”
July 29, 2021
Directors from non-traditional backgrounds now account for almost 20 percent of all appointments, according to Diligent. The number of newly appointed directors with traditional backgrounds has fallen from 59.4 percent…
[Diligent] “Diligent Launches Corporate Sentiment Tracker to Gauge Leadership Views on Issues Topping the Corporate Agenda”
June 16, 2021
NEW YORK, NY – June 16, 2021 – Diligent Corporation, the global leader in SaaS governance, risk and compliance, today announced the launch of its Corporate Sentiment Tracker. The AI-powered tracker…
[Inside America’s Boardrooms] “Recent Trends in the Director Confidence Index”
June 2, 2021
In this episode, Melanie Nolen, Research Editor at Corporate Board Member, provides context for the Director Confidence Index and comments on the significant takeaways for this month: What factors cause director…
[Bloomberg Media] “The value of corporate governance in a more sustainable world”
April 21, 2021
This part of the Decade of Transition series focuses on the “G” of ESG investment—how governance is increasingly influenced by investors engaging with companies about their impact on the world.
[Financial Times] “IMF chief Goergieva on a mission to make green accounting mainstream”
January 29, 2021
Good morning from New York. If you are anything like me, it has been hear to tear your eyes away from the “meme stonks” story all week. Read the…
[Oregon Live] “Companies unlikely to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for employees, Walmart CEO says”
January 26, 2021
Companies are unlikely to mandate their employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine to come to work, said Business Roundtable Chairman and Walmart Inc. CEO Doug McMillon.
[Lincoln Journal Star] “Some companies with Lincoln locations plan to pay employees to get COVID-19 vaccine”
February 7, 2021
A number of large companies with operations in Lincoln are planning to pay employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it is available to them. Aldi, Dollar General,…
[Corporate Board Member] “ESG Considerations Top Of Mind Across Boardrooms”
February 10, 2021
The list of issues in directors’ purview seems to grow longer year after year. While financial performance continues to top it as most important—to directors, leadership and shareholders alike—Corporate Board…
[Directors and Boards] “Eyes Forward”
February 16, 2021
It’s easy to look back on 2020 and see the disruption that seemed to present a new challenge every week. Now is the time to develop new strategies. What have…
[CEOWorld Magazine] “Diversity in the Biden Era: A Corporate Duty”
March 7, 2021
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Marking a new dawn for the United States, President Biden recently revoked the diversity training ban and replaced it with a new executive order on advancing equity for underserved communities.
[The Sacramento Bee] “Women on corporate boards + Recall watch + Fixing the ‘bottle bill’”
March 8, 2021
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California corporations made some progress in adding women to their boards last year, but still have a long way to go. That’s the finding of a new report from the Diligent…
[IR Magazine] “S&P 500 failing to implement diversity or align pay with performance”
March 25, 2021
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The largest firms in the US are failing to align their executive compensation with company performance, according to new research from CGLytics, which finds an ‘arbitrary’ approach being taken to…
[The University Times] “In ‘Champagne Football’, Practices and Cultures That Transcend Sport”
April 1, 2021
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Mark Tighe’s book might have “football” in the title, but the reporting inside it is indicative of something far beyond sport. At a Zoom webinar hosted by Dottie Schindlinger, the…
[Corporate Board Member] Diligent Institute: Insights From Recent Research
April 8, 2021
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2020, among other things, has solidified the importance of ESG-related issues in the corporate space. The Covid-19 public health crisis and ensuing economic fallout taught companies and boards that taking…
[Fortune] “Want Gender Balance in Boardrooms?”
April 25, 2020
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote and elevated female voices in our society. Since then, women…
