CII Advocacy Priorities

CII’s priority issues for advocacy for 2022 generally fall into three categories and are grounded in CII’ member-approved policies - click the links below for more information.

Investor Rights & Protections:

• Voting rights in proportion to equity & time-based “sunset” provisions for dual-class stock
• Ensuring that investors have independent proxy research
• Claw backs of unearned executive compensation
• Right of shareholders to express their voice via proposals on company ballots
• Universal proxy cards

Corporate Disclosure - CII generally supports required disclosure of:

• Climate change risk metrics
• Diversity of the boards and executive officers 
• Key workforce metrics
• Transparency and safeguards around executive trading in company stock
• Enhanced transparency of share buybacks
• Transparency of executive compensation

Market Systems & Structure:

• End-to-end vote confirmation
• Stock exchange operations and governance