Ben Ashwell

Coeur Mining won Best proxy statement (mid cap) at the Corporate Governance Awards The legal team at Coeur Mining is proud of the evolution its proxy statement has gone through since 2015. Last year the company won the best proxy statement award in the small-cap category, and this year it takes home the same award in the mid-cap category. In recent years, Coeur’s proxy statement has been emblazoned with the firm’s mission statement on the cover: ‘We pursue a higher standard’. For the team responsible for creating the proxy statement, this means it is viewed as more than just an…

Martin Jarzebowski is director of ESG and responsible investing at Federated Hermes. He talks about the importance of proprietary ESG research and why engagement is the future of responsible investing Numbers say a lot about why Marsh & McLennan Companies is the winner of the inaugural award for best global entity management. In April 2019 Marsh & McLennan acquired Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) – the biggest acquisition in its history – and in doing so increased its legal entities from around 600 to almost 900. Over the past year or so a small team has integrated more than 100 legal…