Human Capital Management

Data Verification Period for New ISS Environmental & Social Disclosure QualityScore Questions Open from July 10 until July 21, 2023; Companies Should Log On Soon and Validate Their Information

July 11, 2023 | Posted by Lori Zyskowski; Ronald O. Mueller Topic(s): Corporate Governance; Disclosure; Environmental/Climate Change; ESG; Human Capital Management

A data verification period for Institutional Shareholder Services’ (ISS) new Environmental & Social Disclosure Quality Score questions opened for companies on July 10, 2023 and will remain open until July 21, 2023. The data verification process reflects a comprehensive update to ISS’s Environmental & Social Disclosure QualityScore scoring methodology, which ISS previewed in April 2023 and elaborated on in a June 2023 announcement.

Now Available: Considerations for Preparing Your 2021 Form 10-K

January 21, 2022 | Posted by Andrew L. Fabens; Brian J. Lane; Elizabeth A. Ising; Hillary H. Holmes; James J. Moloney; Michael A. Titera; Thomas J. Kim; Ronald O. Mueller Topic(s): Capital Markets; Corporate Governance; Disclosure; Environmental/Climate Change; ESG; Financial Statements; Human Capital Management; Proxy Statements and Annual Meetings; Securities Regulation

As we do each year, we offer our observations on new developments and recommended practices for calendar-year filers to consider in preparing their Form 10-K. This alert reviews the recent amendments to Regulation S-K adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and discusses how public companies are reacting to these new requirements.