Powerful Shareholder-Advisory Firm Abandons Push to Diversify Corporate Boards
Institutional Shareholder Services' retreat on DEI follows decisions by BlackRock and Vanguard to de-emphasize the issue.
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ISS Indefinitely Halts Consideration of Diversity Factors When Making Proxy Voting Recommendations
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced that it is suspending the consideration of diversity factors when ...
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ISS drops race, gender from U.S. proxy voting
Amid the new U.S. administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices, proxy advisory firm ...
Diversity Is No Longer a Factor for Assessing US Boards, Proxy Adviser ISS Says
Institutional Shareholder Services, which advises investors on how to vote in company meetings, will stop considering diversity as a factor for US corporate boards, citing anti-DEI orders from ...
ISS Ends Diversity Considerations for US Boardrooms, Citing Trump Orders
In a statement posted on its website, ISS cited how in the U.S. "there recently has been increased attention on diversity, ...
Trump's Pick for SEC Chair Likely to Stymie Shareholder Proposals From ESG Advocates
The lawyer nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission once called companies "weenies, ...
Proxy firm to Apple shareholders: Vote against this 'change' in Apple's HR policy
Institutional Shareholder Services recommended Apple investors to vote against eliminating the company's DEI policies, citing ...