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NEWS: Governance, 25 November, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Shared audit’s £1bn cost; failed UK energy firms had no internal audit; governance rules for all; is climate risk reporting an SEC matter?
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.
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’.
NEWS: Webinar, 23 November, 2022
NEDs ‘needed more than ever’ in times of uncertainty
The non-executive director’s role is to both challenge and listen to management, agreed the panel of a recent webinar.
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.
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.
NEWS: Governance, 18 November, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Musk ‘slept on factory floor’; Tyson Foods CFO arrested; FRC public interest entity definition grows; Japan urged to boost women on boards.
NEWS: Chief executives, 17 November, 2022
Companies lean towards hiring CEOs new to the C-suite
Report on this year’s boards shows that 22% of UK chief executives had never had an executive role before becoming CEO.
NEWS: Stakeholders, 16 November, 2022
Twitter’s sale to Elon Musk leaves stakeholder governance high and dry
The company’s failure to consider in advance those affected by the deal does not bode well for stakeholder governance, write academics.
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.