Investors focused on ESG have long argued that a commitment to sustainability could pay dividends. Now, with the EU putting a focus on standardizing ESG definitions through its Taxonomy Regulation, the German company alstria office [...]
In the past thirty years, more and more attention has been paid to the effects of employee participation on company performance. What might be the effect of it on long-term company performance? How could increased [...]
The German Corporate Governance Code has just come to the end of a consultation phase, with market participants being invited to provide feedback on a large number of proposed amendments. The consultation may result in [...]
The German regulatory environment around corporate governance failed to keep the pace with that of many neighbouring countries for years. Now, an increase in shareholder opposition and media attention, along with the upcoming implementation of [...]
Despite the robust position that employees hold in the governance of German firms, occupying half of supervisory board seats, the country does not have the same record when it comes to share ownership. That may [...]
Glass Lewis submitted comments on proposed revisions to the German Corporate Governance Code in December 2016. Download
Following the introduction of legal measures intended to increase the proportion of women in leadership positions in German publicly-listed companies, we looked at a snapshot of some of Germany's largest public companies at the time [...]
The increasing spotlight on executive compensation shows no sign of abating, with the topic remaining a hot-button issue for shareholders and the general public alike, leading to critical headlines and political exhortations across the globe. Indeed, [...]
Glass Lewis has just released 2016 proxy season guidelines for several European markets: United Kingdom Germany France Continental Europe Guidelines for additional markets will be released over the next several weeks. The guidelines are a detailed [...]
Shortly after close of trading on Friday evening, news started to spread that German auto maker Volkswagen had been accused by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of deliberately cheating the outcome of mandatory emissions tests [...]