Phadke also mentioned the increasing
number of shareholder resolutions that companies are seeing related to ESG information.
Drilling down further into the research, results show that
the number of shareholder resolutions involving human and labor rights is up 15 percent.
«[W] orkplace diversity proposals (which mostly concern rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and those seeking more diversity among corporate board members) account for 9 percent of the total
number of shareholder resolutions filed so far this year.»
Not exact matches
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If they adopt the
resolution's language,
shareholders owning at least 3 percent
of a company's stock for at least three years can nominate people for a limited
number of board seats.
Working in partnership with CERES and a
number of investors we have provided the evidence needed to back up
shareholder resolutions.
David Joseph has acted as Sole or Junior Counsel in a
number of complex fraud actions involving inter alia complex interlocutory relief, recovery
of stolen property,
resolution of disputes between
shareholders / partners, allegations
of fraud and deceit, breach
of fiduciary duty and restraint
of use
of performance bonds and letters
of credit.
In court, his practice covers not only the general range
of commercial disputes embraced in his arbitration practice but in addition he has appeared as Counsel in a
number of fraud actions involving recovery
of stolen property, Ponzi schemes,
resolution of disputes between
shareholders / joint venturers, breach
of fiduciary duty, tortious conspiracy, professional negligence, structured financial products including Islamic finance.
The advantage
of having a unanimous
shareholders agreement drafted «up front» is that the parties can entertain a
number of different creative options with respect to dispute
resolution.