Tag: VW
News round-up: this week in governance
Surveillance of home workers; Davos in Saudi Arabia; German ‘impact investors’; VW challenged on climate; HSBC’s ‘misleading’ adverts.
Being prepared: The rise in internal investigations
Financial firms are involved in an increasing number of internal investigations. Boards must be ready to engage with the process should the need arise.
Germany launches new governance code
Germany’s new governance code takes aim at executive pay and boardroom independence.
Opinion split over the rise of the integrity officer
Integrity officers are increasingly becoming a fixture in large corporates, especially in the wake of various scandals. But are they really of benefit?
Asset manager Hermes calls for external review of culture at Volkswagen
Major investment adviser wants shareholders to vote against new Volkswagen board appointments, and an independent and analytical review of the carmaker’s plan to improve its culture and governance.
Reputation for the long term requires a change of attitude
Ensuring long-term success is about protecting reputation. But it may mean a painful adjustment from short to long-term thinking and to a more inclusive form of capitalism.
Time to focus on reputation
Reputation and strategy are two sides of the same coin. Prioritise reputation and it should determine a sensible strategy that rejects the short term.
Executive pay becomes a political issue in Germany
Politicians line up to condemn high levels of executive pay after pension payments for Martin Winterkorn, VW’s former CEO, are published.
VW executive charged with fraud
Volkswagen’s former head of compliance, Oliver Schmidt, is arrested in Miami and held in custody.
2016: the governance year in review
Scandals, distrust of big business and a belief that business should be about more than turning a profit are some of the themes underlying the big governance stories in 2016.