Strategy
INSIGHT: Sustainability, 24 July, 2023
How to innovate for sustainability
By nurturing innovation in their organisations, boards can hit the ground running to negotiate the ESG challenges ahead.
NEWS: Chief executives, 19 July, 2023
Research highlights pay gap between UK and US CEOs
Total compensation for chief executives in the US far outstrips that of CEOs in the UK, ISS analysis reveals.
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.
NEWS: ESG drivers, 19 June, 2023
ESG policies depend on ‘personal interest’ of C-suite
Audit committee chairs cite pressure from leaders and investors as a key driver for ESG activity, YouGov research finds.
NEWS: Proxy advisers, 16 June, 2023
Proxy advisers hold less sway over AGM votes than thought
But shareholder revolts are more likely when both ISS and Glass Lewis make the same voting recommendation, finds FRC research.
NEWS: C-suite priorities, 1 June, 2023
Leaders are positive about growth despite economic uncertainty
Sustainability and technology are strategic priorities for boards in 2023, Mazars’ annual barometer of the C-suite finds.
NEWS: Shareholder revolts, 17 May, 2023
Executive pay revolts are on course to echo 2022
Investors’ dissent is predicted to remain high for this year’s AGM season, according to the register of shareholder revolts.
INSIGHT: Artificial intelligence, 10 May, 2023
Five AI issues to consider right now
We may not know what AI will mean for us all in the long term, but there are immediate actions boards can take to prepare.
NEWS: Diversity, equality and inclusion, 27 April, 2023
Diversity statistics challenged by new scorecard
Companies can ‘hit the target, but miss the point’, say academics researching a more ‘holistic’ measure of DEI.
NEWS: Chief executives, 25 April, 2023
CEO turnover rises steeply
The researchers say political changes and business difficulties may have accelerated turnover, which has risen 150% in the FTSE 100 alone.