?Also at Semafor’s World Economy Summit, Goldman Sachs President and COO John Waldron expressed optimism about global economic growth trends and concerns about U.S.-China relations and the rapid rise of private credit.

ExxonMobil, which is in the headlines for a lawsuit it launched to keep one shareholder proposal off its proxy ballot, has four proposals slated to go to votes at its May 29 annual meeting.

?In the continuing legal drama over the final climate disclosure rules the SEC approved March 6, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce April 11 asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to let it defend the SEC against lawsuits from the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council, which said the rules were too weak.

Jen Sisson is leaving her job as EMEA head of stewardship at Goldman Sachs Asset Management to serve as CEO of the International Corporate Governance Network ((ICGN) starting May 7. She succeeds Kerrie Waring, who will step down at the end of May after serving for 10 years at ICGN’s helm.

?Building on the meaningful support last proxy season for proposals addressing labor rights and corporate use of artificial intelligence (AI), some CII members have filed a significant number of proposals on these two timely topics this proxy season, ISS data shows.

?Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, expressed concerns about the political rifts over ESG and potential bank capital reforms during an April 18 fireside chat at Semafor’s World Economy Summit. During the session, moderated by Semafor’s business and finance editor, Liz Hoffman, he underscored his focus on the economic factors of ESG and a desire for a more bipartisan consensus on corporate governance initiatives.