[Chapter-delegates] On corporate by-laws (was Re: On Board Diversity)

[Richard Hill]

Please see embedded comment below.

Thanks and best,
Richard

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-
> bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Sullivan via Chapter-
> delegates
> Sent: Monday, 11 October 2021 23:07
> To: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] On corporate by-laws (was Re: On Board
> Diversity)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, Oct 11, 2021 at 10:54:09AM +0200, Tom Fredrik Blenning via
> Chapter-deleg>
> >I agree with you that we should honour our bylaws, but I disagree with
> >you that we need to establish sanctions up front. You assume here that
> >the groups will not try their best to be in compliance.
> 
> To be clear, I am assuming no such thing; I believe all the relevant
> groups in fact wish for greater board diversity.  But that belief is
> totally insufficient for corporate bylaws, which need a clear statement
> of what to do in the event there is an impasse and a clear statement of
> how to determine what is and is not in accordance with the bylaws.

Agreed. Could Article 5.5 of the ChAC Charter be a basis for drafting a
bylaw that would be sufficiently clear?