Weekly Roundup: August 7-13, 2026

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Posted by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, on Friday, August 14, 2026

Editor's Note:

This roundup contains a collection of the posts published on the Forum during the week of August 7-13, 2026

A Cross Section of Company Statements Supporting Climate Action

Posted by Erica Lasdon and Timothy Smith, ICCR, on Friday, August 7, 2026

Tags: Climate change, Climate Disclosure, climate risk, Corporate climate commitments, corporate sustainability, Decarbonization, Energy transition, Environmental stewardship, ESG, Greenhouse gas emissions, net zero, Sustainability

Bye Bye 80s: It’s Time to Revisit the Exchange Ban on Dual Class Companies Extending Sunsets

Posted by David Berger (WSGR), Daniel Gallagher (Robinhood Markets), and Steven Davidoff Solomon (University of California), on Saturday, August 8, 2026

Tags: Capital structure, Delaware law, Dual-Class Shares, NASDAQ, Shareholder rights, Stock Exchange Rules

Beyond the Filing Calendar: The Questions Boards Must Ask Before Changing Reporting Cadence

Posted by Neri Bukspan and Marc Siegel, Metrix Advisory LLC, on Sunday, August 9, 2026

Tags: Board of Directors, Financial reporting, Public Company Disclosure, Quarterly Reporting, SEC reporting, Securities regulation

Staying Alive: ISS Continues Its Influence on 2026 Voting Outcomes

Posted by Martha Carter and Sydney Carlock, Teneo, on Monday, August 10, 2026

Tags: director elections, Institutional Shareholder Services, Proxy advisors, Proxy voting, Say on pay, Shareholder Voting Outcomes

Judicial Review of SEC Rulemaking

Posted by Adam Pritchard (University of Michigan Law School), on Monday, August 10, 2026

Tags: administrative law, Administrative Procedure Act (APA), Empirical Legal Studies, judicial review, SEC rulemaking, Securities regulation

Do CEOs Trust Their Boards? RRA’s Leadership Confidence Index Finds an Emerging Gap

Posted by Maggie Benkert, Amy Sampson, and Joy Tan, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Monday, August 10, 2026

Tags: Board culture, board effectiveness, Board of Directors, CEO-Board Relations, corporate strategy, Executive Leadership

M&As, Employee Costs, and Labor Reallocation

Posted by Spyridon Lagaras (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), on Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Tags: Antitrust Policy, Employment, Labor markets, Mergers & acquisitions, Wages and Earnings, Workforce Restructuring

SEC’s Proposal to Simplify Filer Status for Public Companies: Comment from CHRO Association

Posted by Ani Huang, CHRO Association, on Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Tags: Comment letters, SEC

Legacies, Lessons and Launchpads: Charting Delaware’s Course in a New Era

Posted by Justice Karen Valihura (Wilmington Univerity), on Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Tags: Business judgment rule, delaware, Delaware Corporate Law, Delaware law, Delaware Supreme Court, Director Independence, entire fairness, Fiduciary duties, judicial independence

2026 Say-on-Pay Results: Strong Overall, With Large Special Awards Common Among Low-Vote Outcomes

Posted by Chloe Maister and Kenneth Sparling, FW Cook, on Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Tags: Compensation committees, Equity Compensation, Executive Compensation, Proxy advisors, Say on pay, Shareholder voting

The Sound of Silence

Posted by Mitu Gulati (University of Virginia), Stephen Choi (NYU), and Molly Ball (University of Virginia), on Thursday, August 13, 2026

Tags: Contract Drafting, Deal Practice, delaware, Delaware law, Judicial Signaling, M&A, Sandbagging

Global CEO Turnover Index

Posted by Rusty O’Kelley and Emma Combe, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Thursday, August 13, 2026

Tags: Board of Directors, CEO succession, CEO turnover, corporate strategy, Executive Leadership, talent management

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Weekly Roundup: August 7-13, 2026