Governance
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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NEWS: Financial regulation, 9 February, 2024
Changes to London listings ‘expose investors to undue risk’
FCA proposals will ‘roll back’ governance and mean ‘weaker voting rights’, writes global investor stewardship body.
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NEWS: Board diversity, 7 February, 2024
Female board quotas ‘improve employment practices’
The use of quotas in France saw shareholder support for women candidates increase rather than fall, research finds.
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NEWS: Boardroom pay, 1 February, 2024
Pay for NEDs in Europe falls in real terms
Low fee increases over the past five years mean non-executive directors’ pay rises have dropped below inflation, survey shows.
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NEWS: UK Corporate Governance Code, 31 January, 2024
UK Corporate Governance Code an ESG ‘disappointment’
Thinktank criticises the Financial Reporting Council for deleting ‘pretty tame’ measures related to ESG from the latest version.
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INSIGHT: Artificial intelligence, 30 January, 2024
AI is about governance, not tech
The potential of artificial intelligence is huge, as are the pitfalls. Here’s how to get to grips with the governance required.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 29 January, 2024
Ethical standards put in place for sustainability audits
In a move to boost sustainability assurance and cut greenwash, auditors are given ‘a clear framework of expected behaviour’.
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NEWS: Governance, 26 January, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Investor Forum invites listed company boards to join; saving companies from the climate crisis; leaders welcome AI
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NEWS: Directors' duties, 24 January, 2024
ClientEarth queries Shell climate ruling
The NGO says the court’s ruling ‘raises important questions’ on whether too much ‘discretion’ was given to directors over section 172.
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INTERVIEW: Sustainability, 24 January, 2024
Alison Taylor: ‘Business can do the right thing’
Taylor is optimistic that better leadership can enable purpose and sustainability to go beyond tackling reputational and regulatory risk.
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NEWS: Governance, 23 January, 2024
Regulator updates UK governance code
Reporting on internal controls is a key feature of the scaled-down 2024 update, as is the principle of ‘comply or explain’.
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NEWS: Audit, 19 January, 2024
Watchdog monitors Post Office inquiry
While the Financial Reporting Council has no power over the Post Office, it might investigate audit work at the quango.
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PODCAST: Inflation and interest rates, 18 January, 2024
2024 uncertainties: inflation, interest rates, trade wars and skills shortages
An expert panel discuss their view of global trends for the business world in Board Agenda's The Macro Memo podcast.