Last August, the SEC began requiring most public companies to disclose the relationship between named executive officer (NEO) compensation – which notably includes any “perks” received by the executive – and the company’s performance. In addition, this new rule requires companies to … Read More
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Review of Nearly 200 Proxy Statements Shows Public Companies are Beginning to Embrace Individual Board Member Disclosures
In the second part of our trend-spotting series, we’re looking at the growing number of companies that are going beyond board-level diversity disclosures to include the individual gender, race/ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+, and veteran status of their directors. From a legal and regulatory standpoint, … Read More
Don’t You Want Me? The Human (Capital) League Expands its Search for Hiring, Turnover and Promotion Data
This week our minds briefly turned to Richard Branson, a legendary futurist who has consistently been able to innovate and capitalize on the next big thing – be it records, soft drinks, cell phones, or most recently, space travel. Sir Richard’s trend-spotting ability … Read More
PeopleReturn Analysts Uncover Berkshire Hathaway’s 2021 EEO-1 Report on Workforce Diversity
Recently, our analysts were the first to uncover the disclosure of Berkshire Hathaway’s 2021 EEO-1 report, which includes workforce data for its collective companies, categorized by gender, race/ethnicity, and job function. The conglomerate, which owns and operates dozens of major brands, including … Read More
Companies with large Black American workforces are rare. Here are eight where Black workers are making an outsized impact.
It’s no secret that Black workers face massive institutional challenges in corporate America, including higher barriers to productive employment, a broken rung that stymies ambition and career development, and corporate cultures that often tolerate microaggression toward them. The roots of these and other challenges are … Read More
Celebrating 100 Years of Disney Magic, and Recent Advancements in DEI
One hundred years ago, Walt and his brother Roy Disney founded the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in Hollywood. After making a few short animations, the studio turned out Steamboat Willie in 1928 (featuring a cute little guy named Mickey Mouse), and in … Read More
Is There a Correlation Between Hybrid Work Policies and Glassdoor Ratings?
This week at Davos, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser made headlines when she said underperforming remote employees would be called back into the office for coaching. How Citigroup defines productivity, and how many employees are affected aren’t clear. But the move … Read More
Proxy Music: Which DEI Tunes Will Investors and Advisory Firms be Crooning this Season?
Last year’s proxy season featured a record 943 proposals at Russell 3000 companies. 231 of those proposals dealt with “S” issues, with 10 percent of them passing, according to a review by Harvard Law School. What diversity, equity and inclusion-related songs will institutional … Read More
How Diverse are 3M’s Boardroom, Workforce, and Executive Ranks?
This week, as many people begin buying their holiday wrapping supplies, we began thinking — what would the season be without 3M’s ubiquitous Scotch tape? And where would the world be in general, without this industrial powerhouse? Since its humble beginnings … Read More
How Diverse are the Workforces of America’s Largest Black Friday Retailers?
Whether you consider Black Friday the greatest day of the year, or the seventh circle of hell, there’s no denying its power over the American economy. Roughly 155 million Americans took part in last year’s festivities, with the average shopper spending … Read More