GRId 2.0 Transition Information

Timeline of Events:

On Monday, February 20, 2012 at 9:00 AM EST, ISS posted a preview of updated GRId 2.0 data profiles for U.S. companies. Company representatives are encouraged to access their free GRId profile available through ISS’ data verification site and to use this online tool to inform ISS of any data corrections.
o ISSUERS: To obtain your data verification user name and password, please contact us by email or by calling 301 556 0570.

Between Monday, February 20 – Monday, February 27, ISS will research, verify and subsequently accept or reject any corrections submitted through the data verification tool.
Please note that the data verification preview period has been extended through 8:00 PM EST on Monday, February 27.

The entire GRId universe of U.S. companies will be scored under version 2.0 and published on Monday, March 5 at 9:00 AM EST. If a company had submitted a data verification request during the preview period, they will receive email notification of changes accepted or rejected at that time.

The preview period of the new scoring methodology for all US companies will close on Monday, February 27 at 8:00 PM EST. Please note that on March 5, the standard data verification process will be resumed, wherein companies are able to submit corrections through the data verification form to be addressed by ISS.

Note: Once a company has filed their definitive proxy statement, the data verification form will be closed to them until the ISS proxy research report has been published, as the ISS team will be reviewing the company’s data during that timeframe.

QUESTIONS? - Watch Our Webinar Replay

If you weren’t able to attend our recent Governance Exchange webinar, What You Need to Know: Methodology Changes for ISS’ Governance Risk Indicators (GRId), reviewing GRId 2.0 and the key methodology updates, you can listen to the audio replay and view the presentation.

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For all other GRId related questions, please email the GRId team.

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