Beth Sasfai

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Policy Updates and Considerations for Proxy Season

Public companies find themselves rethinking disclosures relating to the diversity of their board and their director recruitment practices as they head into proxy season, given recent developments – including the US Court of...more

3/3/2025 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Institutional Investors , Investors , Proxy Advisors , Proxy Season , Shareholders

BlackRock and Vanguard Release 2025 Proxy Voting Guidelines

On January 31, 2025, Vanguard issued its proxy voting policy for US portfolio companies, following the publication of BlackRock’s proxy voting guidelines for benchmark policies – US securities in December 2024. The updates...more

2/6/2025 / Board of Directors , Corporate Governance , Disclosure Requirements , Diversity , Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) , Investment , Investors , Proxy Voting , Risk Management , Shareholders

California’s Broad Venture Capital Diversity Reporting Law Amended to Now Take Effect in 2026

As we previously reported, in October 2023, California enacted SB 54, a law requiring venture capital (VC) firms with a nexus to California to report data regarding the diversity of the founding members of the portfolio...more

12/4/2024 / California , Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) , Diversity , Reporting Requirements , Venture Capital

11th Circuit Fearless Fund Ruling Raises Questions About Future of Race-Conscious Corporate DEI and Philanthropic Initiatives

On June 3, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit ordered entry of a preliminary injunction blocking venture capital firm Fearless Fund from administering a grant program through its philanthropic foundation for...more

7/16/2024 / Corporate Governance , Diversity , Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) , Venture Capital

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