EVENTS
Weinberg Center/ECGI Corporate Governance Virtual Symposium
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 9:45 AM to 3:00 PM @Webinar : Co-sponsored with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) REGISTER HERE SESSIONS SCHEDULE HERE VIEW RECORDING OF THE SYMPOSIUM HERE VIEW INDIVIDUAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS In collaboration with the...
John L. Weinberg/IRRCi research paper competition for 2021 Symposium is open for submissions
John L. Weinberg/IRRCi research paper competition for 2021 Symposium is open for submissions
2020 Corporate Governance Symposium – CANCELLED
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM @Clayton Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE : CANCELLED Colleges and universities around the country are uniquely open and inclusive communities. As such, the coronavirus presents particular challenges to...
First Annual ISG / Corporate Issuers Conference at UD – Sept. 13, 2019
The First Annual ISG/Corporate Issuers Conference, hosted by ISG and the Weinberg Center, took place on Friday, September 13, 2019, at Clayton Hall on the University of Delaware campus.
First Annual ISG/Corporate Issuers Conference
Friday, September 13, 2019, 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM @Clayton Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE : To Register Click Here On January 1, 2019, the Investor Stewardship Group (ISG) an investor-led initiative comprised of more than 60 of the largest U.S.-based...
2019 Corporate Governance Symposium
Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM @Clayton Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE Co-sponsored with the Department of Finance, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics To Register, click HERE REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ATTEND The focus of the...
2019 Corporate Governance Symposium Highlights
The 2019 Corporate Governance Symposium took place which focused on “Governance Issues of Critical Importance to Boards and Investors in 2019.”
The Impact of Federal Reserve Board Sanctions on the Financial Services Industry and What Boards at Financial Services and All Public Companies Need to Know
Tuesday, September 4, 2018, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM @Video : The Weinberg Center recently hosted a discussion on the impact of Federal Reserve Board sanctions on the financial services industry and what boards at all financial services companies and all public...
Snap Judgment: The Legal and Investment Issues Associated with Non-Voting Stock
Tuesday, April 24, 2018, 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM @Gore Recital Hall, CFA : Co-sponsored with Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP While dual-class stock has existed at companies for some time, Snap’s issuance of non- voting stock has raised new concerns. The...
2018 Corporate Governance Symposium
Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM @Clayton Hall, University of Delaware : Co-sponsored with the Department of Finance, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics The Symposium will begin with the John L. Weinberg Distinguished Speaker:Ed Garden,...
NEWS
WEINBERG CENTER & RELATED NEWS
Environmental, Social and Governance Investing by College and University Endowments in the United States
IRRC Institute, Tellus Institute - Wednesday, July 18, 2012 With more than $400 billion in combined assets under management, US college and university endowments constitute an important segment of institutional investors involved in sustainable and responsible...
Voting Decisions at US Mutual Funds: How Investors Really Use Proxy Advisers
Richard Fields, Robyn Bew - Monday, June 4, 2012 A new report finds that proxy advisory firms clearly impact the corporate governance dialogue, but that mutual funds generally consider multiple factors in deciding how to vote. Additionally, voting outcomes do not...
Discovering Shale Gas: An Investor Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing
Susan Williams - Thursday, March 8, 2012 The natural gas industry is technologically capable of tapping vast shale gas resources in the United States, but it is unclear if all companies can successfully manage the complex array of environmental and social risks that...
Finding Common Ground on Metrics that Matter
Mark E. Bateman, Peter A. Soyka - Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Investors and companies are both increasingly interested in sustainability issues. These issues typically revolve around environmental and social factors that have real but potentially long-term or...
IRRC Institute Research Award Winning Practitioner Paper
Funding from IRRC Institute - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The Institute has announced the recipients of a new annual IRRC Institute Research Award. This competition examines the interaction of the real economy with investment theory. A blue-ribbon panel of judges...
IRRC Institute Research Award Winning Academic Paper
Funding from IRRC Institute - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 The Institute has announced the recipients of a new annual IRRC Institute Research Award. This competition examines the interaction of the real economy with investment theory. A blue-ribbon panel of judges...
Growing Traction For Environmental & Social Shareholder Proposals At Us Companies
IRRC Institute - Sunday, February 12, 2012 A new analysis indicates that environmental and social (E+S) shareholder proposals are gaining increased voting support from investors at U.S. public companies. From 2005-2011, average support for these proposals more than...
Key Performance Indicators for Investors to Assess Labor & Human Rights Risks Faced by Global Corporations in Supply Chains
Funding from IRRC Institute, The Fair Labor Association, The Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project at Harvard Law School - Sunday, January 1, 2012 Harvard Law School's Pensions and Capital Stewardship Project, part of the Labor and Worklife Program, has completed...
Mergers and Acquisitions and the Universal Investor
Anurag Sharma, Ben Branch, Chetan Chawla, Liping Qiu, Ning Pu - Sunday, January 1, 2012 Institutional investors often must decide whether to favor or oppose a proposed acquisition or whether to accept or reject a tender offer. In isolation such decisions are usually...
Corporate Governance of Political Expenditures: 2011 Benchmark Report on S&P 500 Companies
IRRC Institute, Si2 - Friday, November 11, 2011A new study finds that corporate accountability and disclosure of political expenditures is on the upswing, with the boards of 31 percent of S&P 500 companies now explicitly overseeing such spending, compared to 23...
Weinberg Center Marks 10th Anniversary
PepsiCo CEO delivers keynote at anniversary celebration April 12, 2011 Focusing on establishing an ethical corporate culture and long-term planning for results may be the keys to overcoming future corporate scandals, Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo told an...
The State of Engagement between U.S. Corporations and Shareholders
IRRC Institute, ISS, Marc Goldstein - Tuesday, February 22, 2011 At a time when engagement is front and center in the public debate about corporate America, this study provides the first-ever benchmarking of the level of engagement between investors and public...
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