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Daily Brief ESG: Won’t Companies Fall into the Trap of Formalism when Amending Laws Just to Build a Track Record? and more

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  • Won’t Companies Fall into the Trap of Formalism when Amending Laws Just to Build a Track Record?


Won’t Companies Fall into the Trap of Formalism when Amending Laws Just to Build a Track Record?

By Aki Matsumoto

  • Legislative amendments are planned to allow the board of directors to override decisions made by the statutory nomination committee if a majority of the board consists of outside directors.
  • If the Board of Directors can amend a director nomination proposal decided by an independent statutory nomination committee, how does this differ from the current system of voluntary nomination committees?
  • The starting point is for outside directors and executive directors to thoroughly discuss, at board meetings, what kind of skills and backgrounds the company needs in its personnel.

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