Governance Matters
The Governance Matters podcast offers insights into cutting-edge issues for corporate secretaries, general counsel, and governance professionals. Produced by Governance Intelligence, this monthly podcast explores how the role of the corporate secretary and board has evolved, and how the governance landscape continues to change. Topics include ESG, entity management, shareholder engagement, and technology, featuring award-winning governance professionals and leading advisers.
Episodes
Climate rescission and the coming disclosure divide
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman speaks to former SEC commissioner Allison Herren Lee about the SEC’s proposal to rescind its climate disclosure rule before it ever took effect.Lee argues that, even if the rescission goes ahead, climate reporting will not disappear. Instead, companies are likely to continue disclosing climate-related inform
What governance teams need to know about the growing power of retail investors
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman speaks to Katie Perry, marketer, financial creator, capital markets strategist and retail investing expert. She is also the author of the book Ticker Shock: A Playbook for Investor Relations, Communications, and Leadership in the Age of Retail Investors.The discussion with Perry explores how retail investors
Trust and credibility remain central to ESG reporting, says governance researcher
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman speaks to Gaizka Ormazabal, associate dean for Research at IESE Business School in Barcelona, about his latest research which examines the mechanisms underpinning trust and credibility in sustainability reporting.With his research cited in final rulings by the SEC and the European Securities and Ma
Governance teams need to ‘be a journalist, ask the questions’ to get the best from its boards
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman speaks to Davina Stanley, founder of Clarity First Program, a professional development initiative designed to help executives, managers and their teams. It enables them to refine complex ideas, improve communication and secure faster, better decisions from senior leaders and boardsDirectors often tell Stanle
As market volatility persists, regulators are sharpening their focus on core enforcement actions
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman runs down the latest stories from across the GRC space. Top of the list is the SEC’s director for the Division of Enforcement setting a ‘back to basics’ approach to enforcement policy.We also discuss SEC chairman Paul Atkins sharing his thoughts on why ‘woke priorities’ are slowing IPOs and capital mark
Trump, proxies and proposals: What’s changing for the 2026 proxy season
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman rounds up the most compelling stories from the end of 2025 well into the new year. From President Trump’s proxy advisor executive order targeting ISS and Glass Lewis to Rule 14a-8, the shareholder proposal rule and how its enforcement is changing for the 2026 proxy season.Elsewhere, California’s AI Bill
From the red carpet: Shareholder engagement and M&A trends
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, senior reporter Natalie Bannerman takes a closer look at the standout moments and major themes emerging from the 2025 awards season. In a series of conversations with prominent governance leaders, we explore how the industry is evolving and what continues to set the Corporate Governance Awards apart as a benchma
2026 proxy season: What’s about to change and why it matters
The team breaks down the changes poised to redefine boardrooms and investor influence next year On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, editor Laurie Havelock is joined by senior reporter Natalie Bannerman to discuss all the latest goings on from the world of GRC. ISS has unveiled its 2026 benchmark policy updates, ushering in a greater focus on that transparency a
Best in class: tips on crafting your proxy statement from a previous award-winner
On the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast we’re joined by Paul Sharobeem, associate general counsel and assistant secretary at Century Aluminum Company. He tells Natalie Bannerman about what it meant to him and his team to win the award for Best Proxy Statement (small cap) in 2024, ahead of this year’s Corporate Governance Awards ceremony in November. We also discuss
Introducing Governance Intelligence's new summer signing, Natalie Bannerman
This month on the Governance Matters podcast, we're proud to unveil the latest addition to our team: Natalie Bannerman, who is taking on the mantle of senior reporter. A former telecoms and infrastructure journalist, a role she held for nearly seven year, Natalie also worked in the B2C startup space, covering lifestyle, arts and culture reporting. She speaks to us about her current projects,
How much can AI help lawyers carry out their jobs?
How much can lawyers lean on AI to help them with their jobs? Well, according to a new academic study, it may be more reliable than previously thought.A new study from researchers at the University of Minnesota and University of Michigan law schools seems to provide the first empirical evidence that AI tools can consistently improve the quality of legal analysis across various tasks.We s
How will the SEC’s shift on shareholder proposals affect the proxy season?
Many governance experts involved in the shareholder proposal process are asking questions following the release of new SEC guidance that essentially reverses a Biden-era staff legal bulletin (SLB) on the parameters and reasoning by which companies may seek the go-ahead to exclude resolutions from their proxy statements.Overall, the division of corporation finance’s move will likely lead to fewer E
Perks of the job: Be wary of how you disclose them in 2025
Executive compensation has been a focus for the SEC in recent years, with new rules in areas such as clawbacks and insider trading. The agency has also turned its enforcement eye to companies’ disclosures around executive perquisites, or perks.Our guest for this month’s episode of the Governance Matters podcast is Neil McCarthy, co-founder and chief product officer of DragonGC. He says there has b
Meet the Corporate Governance Awards winners – part three: Helle Bank Jorgensen
When Governance Intelligence presented its 17th annual Corporate Governance Awards recently, Helle Bank Jorgensen, founder and CEO of Competent Boards, received the lifetime achievement award.In a series of episodes of the Governance Matters podcast we have been talking to some of the Corporate Governance Awards winners about the efforts behind their success and challenges they
Meet the Corporate Governance Awards winners – part two: Nasdaq
Governance Intelligence recently presented our 17th annual Corporate Governance Awards at a gala event in New York, where a few hundred of the best and brightest in the profession got to let their hair down while celebrating success in the field.The awards honor outstanding achievements by the profession in areas such as hosting AGMs, compliance and ethics programs,&n
Meet the Corporate Governance Awards winners – part one: Regions Financial
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Proxy statements: Addressing boards’ AI and cyber-security oversight and looking to 2025
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Governance lessons to learn from this year’s shareholder activism
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How governance plays a role in HP’s award-winning ESG reporting
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Getting your director training right
Director training and education is one of the keys to ensuring boards can fulfill their duties while adapting to changing circumstances affecting the company. Corporate secretaries and other governance professionals play the central role in planning for necessary information to be passed to the board, either from themselves or through in-house or external advisers.There’s no one-size-fits all appr
Making your board assessment program a success
Board assessments are an essential part of governance work and key to making sure directors can function well as individuals and as a team. In this episode of the Governance Matters podcast from Governance Intelligence, we hear from Seth Gastwirth, deputy general counsel and assistant corporate secretary at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), about why board assessments are so important, how they can best b
Governance lessons from the Disney and Starbucks proxy contests and new DoJ efforts to encourage corporate whistleblowers
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Governance lessons from corporate diversity push and pull
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How entity management can keep your corporate structure efficient and safe
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Complying with the SEC’s cyber-security rules and using AI in the boardroom
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Talking to your board about climate transition plans, and an AI regulation update
The latest episode of Governance Intelligence’s Governance Matters podcast brings advice from experts on two of the biggest challenges facing companies in the year ahead: climate change and artificial intelligence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Payments and Transocean experts share advice on 2024 proxy statements and board agendas
As the end of the year draws near, Governance Intelligence has been speaking to professionals about the major governance issues that lie ahead in 2024, ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) to ESG developments. Our aim, as always, is to share some of the best advice on how to tackle those challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Discover Financial Services’ legal chief Hope Mehlman discusses working with CII and AI
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Research shows AI can help law students. What does that mean for in-house counsel?
In this episode, Daniel Schwarcz of the University of Minnesota Law School tells editor-at-large Ben Maiden about new research he and his colleague Jonathan Choi conducted into law students’ use of AI. We also hear from director Margaret Preston about some of the challenges facing boards in 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As You Sow’s Danielle Fugere talks shareholder proposals, anti-ESG and Scope 3 disclosures
In this episode of the Governance Matters podcast, a leading shareholder advocate reviews lessons from proxy season 2023 and looks ahead to next year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Keir Gumbs discusses the impact of AI and the role of the Society for Corporate Governance
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Reviewing the 2023 proxy season and making a success of entity management: Governance Matters 18
In the latest episode, we hear analysis of declining support for ESG resolutions and get advice on making the best of your company’s entity management program Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How HPE’s legal team uses virtual reality, and working with IR on stewardship engagement
In the latest episode of the podcast we hear about new possibilities for deploying technology in governance work Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The future of AI for lawyers and ISS founder Robert Monks talks executive pay: Governance Matters 16
In this episode, we look at how AI presents risks and opportunities for in-house legal teams and law firms, and ask Robert Monks about his views on today’s executive compensation and how it might be reformed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Getting your board ready for the future: Governance Matters 15
Boards increasingly face pressure to become more proactive and strategic about not only their company but also their own composition, structure and role. This episode shares commentary in this area and reports from the ESG Integration Forum – Europe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Addressing social risks through governance: Governance Matters podcast episode 14
Investors have thrown a spotlight for companies on social issues such as slavery. This episode looks at the challenges posed by an emerging legal framework around forced labor and how companies can address social risks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How women directors can navigate a ‘double bind’: Governance Matters episode 13
This episode of the Governance Matters podcast looks at academic research revealing how women can negotiate traditional social expectations to have more influence in the boardroom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emerging ESG activism in Canada: Governance Matters episode 12
This episode of the Governance Matters podcast looks at trends in ESG-focused activism in Canada and some of the ways boards can respond Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What boards can learn from Boeing’s 737 Max scandal: Governance Matters Episode 11
This episode of the Governance Matters podcast looks at how companies can tackle or avoid scandals and other negative events that can cause loss of revenue, reputational damage and erosion of shareholder value. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
GovGetting directors on board to tackle climate crisis: Governance Matters episode 10
This episode of the Governance Matters podcast looks at changing board attitudes toward climate change and what investors are looking for from directors in terms of climate-related skills and knowledge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gearing up for the governance road ahead: Governance Matters episode 9
This episode of the Governance Matters podcast looks at how boards are preparing to tackle the ever-growing list of often fundamental questions posed by ESG matters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Taking a structural approach to sustainability: Governance Matters podcast episode 8
The latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast looks at how companies can start tackling the challenges of sustainability by looking at how they are handled at an organizational level - including the board Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Taking a successful approach to executive pay in M&A: Governance Matters episode 7
Robin Ferracone, founder and CEO of Farient Advisors, believes that uncertainty around M&A deals should be kept to a minimum and that executive pay planning is a key element to successful transactions. Host Jeff Cosette speaks with Ferracone about how boards and governance teams can best approach these issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Moving to a new governance role and helping boards adapt to change - Governance Matters - Episode 6
Boards have a special part to play in navigating change and corporate secretaries have an increasingly important role to play in making sure directors are prepared. Governance Matters speaks to two industry experts about handling governance at a newly public company and director education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode five: Learn about the Value Reporting Foundation and proxy season takeaways
‘One of our top priorities is to drive simplification in the landscape,’ says Janine Guillot, CEO of the Value Reporting Foundation – the organization created by the merger between SASB and the International Integration Reporting Council. In the latest episode of the podcast, Governance Matters host Jeff Cossette catches up with Guillot to discuss her vision for the future of investor-facing ESG r
Episode four: What the Biden Administration means for governance professionals
In the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, we catch up with Jeffrey Siegel, managing director, head of US public and regulatory policy at BNP Paribas, about what whether the Biden Administration will lead to a new paradigm for corporate governance and ESG – both in terms of regulation and enforcement. In part two, Paul Conn, president of global capital markets at Computershare George
Episode three: Understanding Federated Hermes’ ESG integration and emerging 2021 proxy season themes
For corporate governance teams, the proliferation of socially responsible investment asset managers presents both risks and opportunities. Ignore their expectations and you might expect not only a higher cost of capital but also a slew of unwelcome consequences on the proxy front.In the latest episode of the Governance Matters podcast, we catch up with Martin Jarzebowski, director of ESG and respo
Episode two - Entities are everything – get them handled
High-profile fraud can have a massive impact on public companies, so the pressure is on for transparency across multiple geographies and jurisdictions. It’s a crucial part of the corporate secretary’s role. Jarrod Simpson, CEO of governance services at Computershare, and Connor Kuratek, chief corporate counsel and assistant corporate secretary at Marsh & McLennan Companies, speak to Corporate Secr
Episode one - The evolving role of the corporate secretary
In the very first episode of the Governance Matters podcast - produced by Corporate Secretary in partnership with Computershare Georgeson - Jeff Cossette talks to Hannah Orowitz, managing director of corporate governance at Georgeson, about how the role of the corporate secretary has evolved to become more strategic. In part two, we hear from Derek Windham, vice president, associate general counse
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