PR Newswire
CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2022
Environmental, Social and Governance and Human Capital Management issues lead focus areas
CHICAGO, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE: DFIN), a leading risk and compliance company, today released its annual Guide to Effective Proxies, U.S. and Canadian editions. These comprehensive editions help companies design proxy statements and proxy circulars that communicate vital information about business objectives to investors, while also complying with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) regulations.
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The guides provide key insights about critical investor topics addressed in corporate proxies, including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Human Capital Management (HCM).
The searchable, annual publications — the tenth edition of the U.S. guide and the fifth of the Canadian guide — offer innovative and shareholder-friendly best practices derived from DFIN's deep experience managing the public filings of its extensive blue-chip client base, including over one-third of North American public companies. The guides also provide helpful tips for how companies can prepare for their upcoming proxy season. Organized by proxy section, topic and feature, the guides can help transform proxy statements from traditional compliance documents to more compelling shareholder communications pieces.
Key and notable trends from this year's guides include growing interest in ESG and HCM issues on the part of investors and other stakeholders:
"Resilience is everything in today's global business, which is why proxies, ESG and HCM are so critical to an organization." said Ron Schneider, Director of Corporate Governance Services at DFIN. "Investors are interested in ESG-related risks and opportunities, and how resilient companies respond and communicate in the face of unpredictable events. You can have the best practices and processes, but you must also effectively disclose them to the investor community. Because we've been tracking and reporting on these topics for years, these guides contain hundreds of useful examples to help companies comply with proposed new rules and regulations requiring additional climate and board oversight disclosure."
"Corporate communications, specifically annual proxy statements and proxy circulars, have become much more than compliance documents. Today, they help investors measure risks and opportunities, and help companies enhance investor communications," said Craig Clay, President of Global Capital Markets at DFIN. "We are proud that our annual guides have become a trusted resource for all our stakeholders. We look forward to continuing to support our existing and future clients now and in the years to come."
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 compliance solutions online at DFINsolutions.com or you can also follow us on Twitter @DFINSolutions or on LinkedIn.
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