Governance
RESOURCE: Climate change, 18 July, 2023
Director reference guide: defining the board’s strategic direction on climate
What steps should boards be taking now on climate change governance? Expert insights and key questions for directors to ask.
NEWS: Ethics, 14 July, 2023
Corporate ethics fail to win people’s confidence
Public trust in UK businesses is six points down on last year, research by the Institute of Business Ethics finds.
NEWS: Sustainability , 12 July, 2023
Sustainability and ESG appear low on board priorities
Many organisations are slow to reckon the cost of sustainability issues on their financial performance, global research reveals.
INSIGHT: ESG investment, 11 July, 2023
ESG: a new dawn for investment strategies?
The patient capital contained in sovereign wealth funds and state capital could have a pivotal role in the ‘S’ of ESG.
NEWS: Technology, 11 July, 2023
AI will make boards ‘more effective’
Be prepared for the impact of emerging technologies on board information and decision-making, writes Nasdaq adviser.
NEWS: Climate litigation, 5 July, 2023
‘Climate washing’ litigation grows
More legal cases are being pursued against corporates making unsubstantiated green claims or failing on climate action, research finds.
NEWS: investor engagement, 3 July, 2023
Campaigners challenge M&S over virtual-only AGMs
M&S chair Archie Norman’s Share Your Voice petition would ‘restrict shareholders’ ability to engage’, says The Engagement Appeal.
NEWS: Climate disclosure, 26 June, 2023
Sustainability body issues global disclosure standards
The International Sustainability Standards Board’s guidance is aimed at improving trust in climate-related disclosures.
INSIGHT: Regulation, 26 June, 2023
How UK governance proposals will affect your ESG strategy
Regulation in the pipeline on reporting and governance focuses on ESG, bringing workforce issues to the fore.
NEWS: Governance, 22 June, 2023
Losing approval rule ‘risks disenfranchising public shareholders’
Reforms to relax dual-class share rules will make it even more important to retain a ‘buttress’ of shareholder approval, writes academic.