New York Business Corporation Law (BCL) is the primary statute that guides governance for cooperatives in New York. BCL §620 expressly permits two or more shareholders to agree in writing to vote in ...

Environmental, social, and governance themes in investing are frequently talked about as if they are one big group. Recent history shows that although ESG themes are connected, they are treated very ...

From 2020 to 2024, the number of shareholder proposals increased steadily, fueled by growing interest in the E and S issues of the ESG mix. Enhanced scrutiny on proxy advisory firms is in full swing.

The agenda is being reset for US shareholder meetings in 2026. Regulatory shifts have led to a steep decline in overall shareholder proposals while governance issues are becoming the biggest ...