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ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Updates for 2023

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Both Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis have announced updates to their voting guidelines for the 2023 proxy season. Changes to ISS’s benchmark voting policies will apply for shareholder meetings to be held on or after February 1, 2023, and updates to Glass Lewis’s proxy voting guidance will apply for shareholder meetings to be held on or after January 1, 2023.

The updates primarily concern director diversity and commitments, board oversight of environmental and social issues and cyber-related risks, and board accountability, including for climate-related issues. Additionally, Glass Lewis published its 2023 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Initiatives Policy Guidelines, addressing ESG-related shareholder proposals.

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