Corporate Governance Research
Make More Informed Corporate Governance Decisions
Advance Your Governance Strategies with Glass Lewis’ Corporate Governance Research
Understanding shareholder sentiment and addressing concerns proactively are essential for successful annual general meetings. Glass Lewis' Corporate Governance Research provides actionable insights and vote recommendations to strengthen shareholder relationships and elevate your company's governance program.
Key Features and Benefits
Understand Investor Sentiment
Stay informed on critical issues like board composition and executive pay to proactively address shareholder concerns or to align with best practices.
Enhance Engagement Efforts
Receive Glass Lewis’ Corporate Governance Research ~3 weeks in advance of meetings, giving you more time to engage and prepare for your shareholder meetings.
Perform Peer Benchmarking
Analyze Glass Lewis' recommendations on market, index, and industry peers to identify areas for governance improvement.
Prepare Defense Strategies
Leverage Glass Lewis' research to craft compelling shareholder presentations, proxy statements, and rebuttal letters.
Market-Leading Governance Platform
Our Corporate Governance Research is available via our user-friendly governance platform, Governance Hub. Clients can also access our thought leadership, policy guidelines, and engagement letters and resources through the platform.
Proxy Paper Highlights
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Proposal Overview
Proposal Overview
Get a clear overview of the proposals on the agenda, along with board and Glass Lewis voting recommendations and vote rationale outlined under "Concerns" when they differ. Proposals with highly contextual analysis also include a "For Your Attention" flag.
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Company Profile
Company Profile
Provides a top-level view of the company's financials, executive pay, governance practices, anti-takeover measures, and auditors.
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Compensation Analysis
Compensation Analysis
Clear visual analysis of executive compensation practices, measured against market and industry peer groups, and pay-for-performance grades
calculated for U.S.- & Canadian-listed companies.
New for 2026: New Glass Lewis Pay for Performance scores are based on a series of quantitative tests comparing multiple measures of executive pay to company TSR and financial performance.
The expanded model includes first-time coverage of European, Australian and UK companies.
New for 2026: New Glass Lewis Pay for Performance scores are based on a series of quantitative tests comparing multiple measures of executive pay to company TSR and financial performance.
The expanded model includes first-time coverage of European, Australian and UK companies.
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Board of Directors Analysis
Board of Directors Analysis
Everything you need to know about the board, at-a-glance, such as director profiles, independence classifications, and beneficial ownership. Glass Lewis also provides detailed reviews of board composition related to past conduct of individual directors, diversity, skills and more.
New for 2026: Our Board Skills Matrix has expanded to cover all S&P 500 companies.
New for 2026: Our Board Skills Matrix has expanded to cover all S&P 500 companies.
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Our Report Feedback Statement
Report Feedback Statement
Our RFS service enables subject companies and proponents to express their opinions in response to Glass Lewis analysis & voting recommendations. Feedback is
added to the Proxy Paper and circulated to institutional clients in advance of voting deadlines.
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