Governance
NEWS: Executive pay, 28 February, 2024
Fund managers urge caution over executive pay
‘There needs to be clear alignment between pay and performance,’ writes the Investment Association in an open letter.
COMMENT: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, 28 February, 2024
A fragmented future for sustainability in Europe?
As the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive stalls, we must navigate a more complex and costly ESG landscape.
NEWS: Sustainability due diligence, 22 February, 2024
Campaigners push for progress on due diligence law
Germany urged to rethink its stance on the recently delayed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
INSIGHT: Governance, 21 February, 2024
The pros and cons of advisory boards
Advisory boards give independent advice to the statutory directors. But where does it leave governance if their independence is compromised?
NEWS: Executive pay, 21 February, 2024
Executive pay packet of £11m revives remuneration row
David Schwimmer, chief executive of LSE Group, stands to make twice as much as in 2022, according to a recent report.
NEWS: Ethics, 19 February, 2024
Businesses at risk of ‘mistaking’ their ethical priorities in the face of economic woes
The impact of the cost-of-living crisis, high energy costs and inflation tops list of risks in Institute of Business Ethics research.
News: Audit reform, 14 February, 2024
Governance chiefs lambast ‘capricious abandonment’ of audit reform
Chartered Governance Institute writes open letter calling for Kemi Badenoch to restart reform agenda.
INSIGHT: Sustainability, 14 February, 2024
Sustainability strategy for boards
Leading the sustainability transition calls for the board to go beyond compliance and ask practical questions about ESG governance.
NEWS: Sustainability , 13 February, 2024
Manufacturers increase ESG commitment
A rising proportion of the UK’s makers are setting sustainability targets, but find it difficult to assess their suppliers’ ESG progress.
NEWS: Corporate due diligence, 12 February, 2024
EU delays vote on corporate due diligence law
There are fears the European Council may not gain the required votes to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.