There Is No “C” In “ESG”: An Illustration of ESG’s Biggest Risk
The various and creative ways in which cyber security can be packaged as ESG demonstrate the potential for ESG to become an open-ended term.
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Doug Chia
- Sep 16, 2022
SEC (finally) jumps into ESG fund fracas
The SEC has taken the first steps to create some much-needed semblance of order and structure in the ESG investment industry.
Doug Chia
- Aug 30, 2022
Comment Letter: SEC Proposal on Investment Company Names
SEC comment letter on proposed rules on Investment Company Names.
Doug Chia
- Aug 16, 2022
Comment Letter: SEC Proposals on ESG Fund Names and Disclosures
I support the Commission’s efforts to enhance the level and quality of disclosure required by funds that claim to invest based on ESG...
Doug Chia
- Aug 26, 2021
Reimagining Board Committees to Accommodate Worker Voice
Demands for worker voice are on the rise. Boards could soon be challenged to accommodate worker voice more formally in corporate governance.
Doug Chia
- Aug 25, 2021
A Seat at the Table: Worker Voice and the New Corporate Boardroom
The Aspen Institute just published a series of six essays that present fresh perspectives on "worker voice" in the boardroom.
Doug Chia
- Jan 19, 2021
Defund the PACs!
Don't just press pause on corporate PACs. Defund them. Cancel them. No one will be worse off.
Doug Chia
- Dec 8, 2020
Boards Beware: Accountability is Rising
Boards are facing new expectations and accountability as stakeholder capitalism gains steam.
Doug Chia
- Oct 19, 2020
Paper: "Back to the Future? Reclaiming Shareholder Democracy Through Virtual Annual Meetings"
I'm honored to see my blog posts make it into academic literature!
Doug Chia
- Oct 16, 2020
The Challenge, Part II
Part II of the Challenge will really test how far your inner governance geek has traveled.
Doug Chia
- Oct 14, 2020
The Procter & Gamble Company 2020 (Virtual) Annual Meeting
P&G's first VSM was “No sweat.”
Doug Chia
- Oct 8, 2020
The Soundboard Governance Challenge
How many of these 40 acronyms can you spell out? I'm willing to bet that no one can nail 40 out of 40.
Doug Chia
- Oct 6, 2020
Black Directors Matter
Boards Must Look, Listen and Seize the Moment of #BlackLivesMatter [This post was originally published on the Skytop Strategies Business...
Doug Chia
- Jul 13, 2020
Rethinking Board Committees
If the board’s job is to look out for four key stakeholders, shouldn’t there be a board committee dedicated to each one?
Doug Chia
- Jun 1, 2020
#BlackLivesMatter #corpgov
Corporate leaders can demonstrate real leadership when the leadership we need from our political leaders is absent or misguided.
Doug Chia
- May 26, 2020
New Normal = Haves + Have Nots
What boards will face after they have managed through the Covid-19 crisis will be a tale of the “Haves” and “Have Nots.”
Doug Chia
- Apr 21, 2020
Thoughts on Asian Americans in the Boardroom
We haven't seen much sense of urgency to increase the numbers of Asian Americans in boardrooms. Is that about to change?
Doug Chia
- Mar 18, 2020
ISS Leans In On Climate
It follows from the increasing popularity of ESG funds that investors want and fund families are marketing.
Doug Chia
- Sep 16, 2019
ABA Business Law Section 2019 Annual Meeting
Among the lawyers in the Corporate Laws and Corporate Governance Committees, the chatter was all about corporate purpose...
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