RiskMetricsLocation: Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
Contains four datasets:
"The Governance Legacy set, formerly known as the IRRC Takeover Defense database...
"The Directors Data includes a range of variables related to individual board directors...
"Voting Results Data, including (for years 1997 through 2006) all governance shareholder proposals and all non-routine management proposals...
"Shareholder Proposal Data (governance and social responsibility)..."
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