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Board refreshment • Getting the right mix of skills (ESG, cyber, etc). • Complying with Nasdaq requirements and potential SEC requirements on diversity. • Identifying the right candidates – perhaps in new areas (not just CEOs). • Making the best use of outside advisers. • Reporting the board’s skills composition through the proxy statement.
Risk oversight by the board • Identifying the top (new) risks in 2022. • Getting the best board structure and processes to oversee risks. • Using the proxy statement to disclose risk oversight. • Making sure risk is addressed on the board’s agenda. • Ensuring risk management also identifies opportunities.
Handling ESG at the board level • How governance teams can keep the board informed on ESG issues. • Getting the right board structure to oversee ESG risks. • Getting the right board processes to oversee ESG risks. • Making sure the board plays an effective role in ESG-related engagement.
Executive compensation • Getting the right board processes in place to determine executive compensation. • Determining if/how to link executive compensation to ESG metrics. • Making the best use of outside advisers. • Keeping the board informed on investor concerns and involved in engagement.
Shareholder activism on ESG • Prospects for individual directors/board slates being targeted by activists. • How to avoid becoming an activist target over ESG. • Defending the board/company against an ESG activist campaign.
Onboarding and board assessments • Latest best practices for bringing new directors onto the board. • Latest best practices for assessing the board. • Ensuring new board members get the correct training around ESG issues. • Making the best use of outside advisers.
Corporate transactions and the board • The role of the board in strategic planning and target identification. • Advising the board on potential risks, including ESG, around M&A transactions. • The role of the board and governance teams in answering investor concerns around a transaction. • Best practices for due diligence, particularly around governance matters.
ESG reporting update • Complying with new requirements expected from the SEC around climate change and human capital management. • How to respond to investor interest in racial equity audits and reporting on the company’s approach/goals/metrics regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I). • Evolving international standards through the creation of the ISSB etc. • Best practices for proxy and ESG reports.
Succession planning • Putting in place the best board structure and processes for succession planning. • When and how to use outside advisers. • Adapting succession plans based on Covid-19 experiences. • Making sure plans properly address DE&I issues. • Responding to investor questions and concerns over planning.