Corporate Strategy and Financial Performance
ESG Journey
2019 &
earlier
Spring
2020
Summer/Fall
2020
Spring/Fall
2021
2022+
u
■ Introduced 2020
incentive
programs- further
aligning executive
pay with
performance
■ Adopted right to
call a special
meeting.
Adopted
mandatory
director retirement
policy
Adopted plurality
voting standard
for contested
director elections
Enhanced
shareholder
engagement
program
Updated NGC Charter
Adopted a diversity
policy for director
refreshment
■ Formalize LID role &
■
responsibilities
Revised stock
ownership guidelines
for Directors and
Executives
■ Declassified the
Board of Directors
(phased-in by 2024)
Adopt Proxy Access
Shareholder access
to change By-laws
Management
majority vote
proposal received
favorable
shareholder vote
■ Enhance Board
oversight of
Environment &
Social issues
▪ Enhance
Disclosure on
Environment &
Social issues
■ Continue
progress on
FUNC ESG
strategy
Ongoing Board Refreshment
Ongoing Shareholder Engagement
Enhanced disclosure through investor materials, proxy statement, and website.
Over the past few years, we have implemented several important governance
enhancements. These changes align our governance profile with our long-term investors'
expectations for best-in-class corporate governance. We continue to advance our ESG
profile over time, recognizing the importance of our key stakeholders - including our
customers and our communities – to our business.
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