Ethics
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NEWS: Ethics, 12 January, 2023
Retail’s ethical failures top the 2022 list
The retail sector gained more adverse press reports about ethics than any other, reveals research by the Institute of Business Ethics.
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INSIGHT: ESG assurance, 19 December, 2022
How to ensure stakeholders trust your sustainability reporting
Assurance is growing in importance, sparking the need for robust global standards on sustainability data, and a focus on transferable skills.
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Human rights, 5 December, 2022
A week of business moving to the centre of human rights
A week of events signals the initiatives underway to have companies play a central role in protecting the rights of people and communities.
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NEWS: Due diligence, 30 November, 2022
Last-minute appeal to strengthen due diligence directive
Campaigners ask European Council to widen the ambit of EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive.
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NEWS: Corporate values, 25 November, 2022
OneLove, but not at the World Cup
FIFA's ban of the One Love armband at the World Cup triggers German supermarket giant to cancel sponsorship.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 25 November, 2022
EU under fire over sustainability reporting reforms
Campaigners fear that ‘limited’ EU draft directives on corporate reporting will hinder the creation of a ‘sustainable and just economy’.
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NEWS: Human rights due diligence, 22 November, 2022
Board focus is essential to improving human rights
Companies that take human rights due diligence seriously tend to lead on the issue from the top, finds global benchmarking report.
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INSIGHT: Executive pay, 21 November, 2022
Why are ‘ethical’ executives still highly paid?
The way the labour market works—or fails to work—presents a dilemma for remuneration committees when it comes to executive pay.
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NEWS: Governance, 14 November, 2022
US companies face governance issue over abortion rights
Some corporates have supported employees’ rights, while still donating to Republicans who support the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
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NEWS: Regulation, 3 November, 2022
US passes clawback rules
Regulators have moved on clawbacks in Washington while the UK has them under review.
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INSIGHT: Ethics, 24 October, 2022
Integrity as a means of internal control
Harnessing the power of integrity will improve the decisions taken by everyone in your organisation, and can lead to rapid culture change.
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NEWS: Governance, 18 October, 2022
MPs demand jail time for directors who fail to prevent fraud
MPs are tabling an amendment to the economic crime and corporate transparency bill to address ‘outdated and ineffective’ liability laws.
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INSIGHT: Greenwashing liability, 13 October, 2022
Greenwashing: are directors ultimately liable?
Directors who pay lip service to climate-related risks may be exposed to breach of duty claims for failing to protect firms’ interests.
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NEWS: Regulation, 7 October, 2022
Renewed call for human rights due diligence law
Mandatory compliance would prevent the UK from being ‘a laggard’ in Europe on environmental and supply chain issues, say business signatories.
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NEWS: Ethics, 23 September, 2022
Corporate efforts to define their ‘purpose’ fail to convince employees
Survey finds most staff believe their company has changed little or not at all since setting out a purpose.
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NEWS: Ethics, 9 September, 2022
Ethics, ‘shareholder wealth’ and Twitter drove companies to quit Russia
Cutting ties with Russia after social media boycott campaigns was ‘woke-wash’ for some companies, research suggests.
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COMMENT: Whistleblowing, 2 September, 2022
The Secret NED: whistleblowing and the board
Formal whistleblowing means trouble, not only for the obvious reason, but because it shows the organisation failed to address valid concerns.
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INSIGHT: Directors' duties, 2 September, 2022
What happens when a director resigns?
A High Court judge has determined that resigning from the board will not necessarily mean leaving all liabilities behind.
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NEWS: Human rights, 31 August, 2022
Pressure renewed for human rights due diligence
New poll reveals public backing for laws forcing companies to head off and weed out human rights and environmental abuses.
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NEWS: Governance, 8 August, 2022
Ben & Jerry’s governance tested in court
Unilever, owner of the ice cream brand, is in conflict with the governance legacy put in place by Ben & Jerry’s when it changed hands.