DFIN’s 2019 Guide to Effective Proxies Reveals Latest Trends in Proxy Disclosure
October 01 2019 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Annual guide showcases key topics investors
expect from company proxies, including Board Diversity, Executive
Compensation, Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG),
Sustainability and Human Capital Management (HCM)
Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN), a leading risk and
compliance company, released their 2019 Guide to Effective Proxies,
created to help companies design proxy statements that comply with
SEC regulatory requirements, meet business objectives and elevate
investor communications.
Each year, DFIN releases a comprehensive review of innovative
and shareholder-friendly best practice disclosures drawn from the
public filings of their client base. This year’s guide highlights
trends from 2019 corporate proxies and outlines what companies
should include as they prepare for the 2020 proxy season. Major
trends include:
- Continued focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and
Environmental, Social and Governance reporting trends.
- Outlining the direct link between business strategy and the
executive compensation program.
- Increased use of timelines to remind investors of the journey
the company has taken, including incremental changes to their
corporate governance and compensation practices.
- Infusion of company branding, making the proxy more aligned
with the Annual Report, Sustainability Reports and other key
documents.
- Focus on digital proxies, which are accessed by many major
institutional investors.
“In recent years, ESG has become the most dynamic disclosure
topic and area of investor and stakeholder interest, and that
section of our annual, comprehensive Guide to Effective Proxies has
rapidly evolved,” said John Truzzolino, director of Business
Solutions at DFIN. “Leading companies are now using proxies to tell
their strategic ESG story, which helps investors get a clearer
picture of long-term value.”
The trends in proxy disclosure mirror larger macro-economic
factors facing all companies today. Institutional investors and
corporate boards are increasingly applying the measurement of these
broad issues to evaluate the health of a company, forcing
businesses to transform the way they develop and shape their proxy
stories.
“No longer simply a compliance document, leading proxies today
are viewed as strategic communications vehicles that provide
institutional investors and stakeholders with the essential
information they need to make critical business decisions,” said
Craig Clay, president of Global Capital Markets at DFIN. “Our
annual guide has become a trusted resource for companies looking to
take their proxy to the next level and showcase topics that are
front of mind for investors.”
DFIN remains the number one provider of proxy filings, assisting
more than one-third of U.S. companies with their proxy statements,
including printing SEC filing, distribution, web-hosting and
providing counsel on strategy, content and design.
To learn about key hot topics in this year’s guide, click here
to register for the Guide to Effective Proxies Webcast on October
17, 2019.
About Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)
DFIN is a leading global risk and compliance solutions company.
We provide domain expertise, enterprise software and data analytics
for every stage of our clients’ business and investment lifecycles.
Markets fluctuate, regulations evolve, technology advances, and
through it all, DFIN delivers confidence with the right solutions
in moments that matter. Learn about DFIN’s end-to-end risk and
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