SUPPORTING STAEMENT: In 2023, we tabled a shareholder’s proposal requesting disclosure of the languages spoken fluently by the directors of some twenty publicly held corporations. Following discussions, substantially all of these corporations – including the 7 major banks – agreed to disclose such information. This new proposal seeks the disclosure of the same information regarding officers or, at the very least, “named executive officers14”. In recent years, a number of public controversies over language have tarnished the reputation of major publicly held corporations as regards their social responsibilities and how they interpret their duties and obligations in the light of the inherent diversity of our societies. Language, which is at the core of our democratic institutions, is in fact a fundamental characteristic of the community. Because they are harmful in every respect, such situations must not be allowed to recur. For this reason – and many other reasons as well – it is desirable for all interested parties (stakeholders) to know, through formal and official disclosure, which languages the executives of the corporation are capable of speaking fluently. Obviously, “speaking fluently” means having attained a sufficient linguistic level to be able to use the language widely in all corporate and individual areas of activity, that is a level sufficient to enable each executive officer to perform their functions and duties fully and completely when interacting with their teams, shareholders and all other parties.