CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
4 INSIGHTS
66 THE SURVEY
68 Board Size and Leadership
71 Board Refreshment
72 Women in Leadership
73 Anti-Takeover Provisions
76 ESG Disclosure and Governance
82 Director Skill Set
83 Board Diversity
85 Proxy Access
90 Additional Proxy Statement Disclosures
91 Say-on-Pay
92 Clawback Policies
96 CEO Pay Ratio
97 Hedging and Pledging Policies
98 Executive Perquisites
99 Golden Parachute Provisions
1 01 Survey Methodology
5 The Climate Changes for ESG
22 Closing the Gender Pay Gap
26 Turning Up the Volume
of Board Diversity
30 Cybersecurity — Preparing for the
Changing Landscape
35 Human Capital Management
Disclosure
39 Shareholder Activism Trends in 2019
41 Internal and External Forces —
The Rising Importance of Corporate
Culture Review
45 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS 2019
46 Shareholder Proposals 2019 –
ESG No-Action Letter Trends
and Strategies
54 Shareholder Proposal Season
60 IPO GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
61 IPO Corporate Governance
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
4 INSIGHTS
66 THE SURVEY
68 Board Size and Leadership
71 Board Refreshment
72 Women in Leadership
73 Anti-Takeover Provisions
76 ESG Disclosure and Governance
82 Director Skill Set
83 Board Diversity
85 Proxy Access
90 Additional Proxy Statement Disclosures
91 Say-on-Pay
92 Clawback Policies
96 CEO Pay Ratio
97 Hedging and Pledging Policies
98 Executive Perquisites
99 Golden Parachute Provisions
1 01 Survey Methodology
5 The Climate Changes for ESG
22 Closing the Gender Pay Gap
26 Turning Up the Volume
of Board Diversity
30 Cybersecurity — Preparing for the
Changing Landscape
35 Human Capital Management
Disclosure
39 Shareholder Activism Trends in 2019
41 Internal and External Forces —
The Rising Importance of Corporate
Culture Review
45 SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS 2019
46 Shareholder Proposals 2019 –
ESG No-Action Letter Trends
and Strategies
54 Shareholder Proposal Season
60 IPO GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
61 IPO Corporate Governance
