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Corporate Governance, ESG, Proxy voting, Racial and Gender Diversity / 26.08.2025

The Role of Donor-Advised Funds in Anti-DEI shareholder proposals

Context Since the murder of George Floyd and the rise of the Black-lives-matter movement in 2020, the US has witnessed the uptake of DEI policies, DEI-linked executive pay compensation plans and increased affirmative action recruiting in large companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Costco. Pressure has...

Corporate Governance, Proxy voting, Publications, Racial and Gender Diversity / 22.08.2025

Financial Architecture of Anti-DEI Shareholder Activism

Introduction Since the murder of George Floyd and the rise of the Black-lives-matter movement in 2020, the US has witnessed the uptake of DEI policies, DEI-linked executive pay compensation plans and increased affirmative action recruiting in large companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Costco. Pressure has...

Companies, Corporate Governance, Racial and Gender Diversity / 30.06.2020

Adidas’ top executive resigns due to employees’ complaints about racial issues

Adidas has received complaints from employees about the lack of diversity in the workplace for years. The recent resignation of the company Global HR chief follows employees’ criticism about her approach to addressing racial diversity issues and is among the highest-profile executive changes that happened after...