Corporate governance - Vigil

When Dick’s Sporting Goods announced that it would no longer sell assault weapons in its stores, or any firearms to customers under the age of 21, it became the latest example of a company recognizing the tangible, measurable value of its reputation

Licensed marijuana producer Tilray Canada has signed a letter of intent to supply medical cannabis to Pharmasave, a co-operative of more than 650 independently owned pharmacies across Canada.

This proxy season, after the Corp Fin staff permitted AES Corporation to exclude a shareholder proposal on the basis of Rule 14a-8(i)(9)—the exclusion for a proposal that directly conflicts with a management proposal—the Council of Institutional Investors sent a letter to William Hinman

The scandal over what happened to Facebook user data by Cambridge Analytica illustrates that companies still struggle with core questions about how data can and cannot be used.

The Liberal plan to legalize marijuana by midsummer was rescued Thursday when senators — including Independents who were appointed but not controlled by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — voted for the Trudeau government’s proposed bill.

Good corporate governance for cannabis companies is now a ‘must,’ not an option

Maintaining a workplace environment free of discrimination, sexual harassment and other misconduct is critical to both the short-term productivity and long-term health of a business. Reports of sexual harassment allegations at public corporations can have material negative effects on stock price, with some corporations seeing double digit single day drops after accusations are made public.

The efficient sourcing of marijuana at the wholesale level will be critical to the success of provinces in generating tax revenue and competing with the illegal market. Limiting the power of suppliers to set uncompetitive prices for their product will be a starting point.

Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) is revising pay for top management as it completes a major overhaul, hoping to ease shareholder concerns with a returns-focused policy and lower 2017 rewards.

Facebook is arguably facing one of the toughest challenges the company has ever faced. But the slow and tepid response from leadership, including the boards of directors, concerns governance experts.

The UK government is consulting on further reforms to the corporate governance and corporate insolvency frameworks, designed to target "irresponsible" behaviour by companies and their directors when a business is in or is approaching financial difficulty.

A key principle of financial reporting is that “information should be expressed so that substance, not form, governs” [1]. What this means is that “the financial statements and accompanying disclosures of a business should reflect the underlying realities of business transactions.

Almost three months after two provincial securities regulators issued a seven-page order in the Aurora Cannabis Inc./CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. hostile takeover, the highly anticipated reasons for decision have been released.

The board of directors at Manitoba Hydro resigned en masse Wednesday, leading to counter-accusations from Premier Brian Pallister and the spectre of a lawsuit from the Manitoba Metis Federation.

Academics and top consulting firms have been expending considerable effort on demonstrating the business case for gender diversity. The result? More diverse firms do seem to do better; at the very least it seems easier for them to achieve financial performance above industry averages than it is for less diverse firms.

The Delaware Supreme Court recently held that the reason a company’s founder and chairman had abstained on a vote to approve a merger was material information that should have been disclosed to the company’s stockholders.

Businesses often face criticism for putting profit over people and for sometimes ignoring the needs of various stakeholders, including employees and communities. This reality has led to a variety of efforts, including the corporate social responsibility movement, seeking to encourage more socially conscious business practices.