corporate boards

A gas pump nozzle is seen at a Miami gas station in 2018. Some activist shareholders are pushing companies to tie executive compensation to meeting climate targets.

Environment

Some CEOs Are Hearing A New Message: Act On Climate, Or We'll Cut Your Pay

7:19pm April 20, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

Some companies, under pressure from shareholders, are tying executive compensation to climate targets. It's not widespread yet, but the approach is catching on.

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State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson addressed the California state Senate in August on a measure requiring at least one female director on corporate boards of publicly traded companies based in the state. On Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Jackson's bill.

National
Politics & Government

California Becomes 1st State To Require Women On Corporate Boards

4:47pm October 01, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A quarter of the 445 publicly traded companies in California don't have any women on their boards. Opponents say the law is unconstitutional and confusing for companies incorporated in other states.