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News round-up: this week in governance

By Gavin Hinks  / May 23, 2025
UK small-cap companies targeted by activist investors; ‘unprecedented’ events distract business leaders; what are boards for?
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News round-up: this week in governance

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    NEWS: Governance, 23 May, 2025

    News round-up: this week in governance

    UK small-cap companies targeted by activist investors; ‘unprecedented’ events distract business leaders; what are boards for?

  • ICE

    NEWS: AI governance, 22 May, 2025

    Thomson Reuters pressed over AI governance ahead of AGM

    A shareholder proposal points to serious concerns over AI products’ use in the US for ICE’s anti-immigration action.

  • UK Corporate Governance Code

    NEWS: Board meetings, 20 May, 2025

    Board meetings ‘are not up to scratch’

    Nearly three-quarters of board members believe the board’s performance in meetings needs improvement, an expert panel heard.

  • NEWS: Sustainability legislation, 20 May, 2025

    EU committee seeks further dilution of sustainability law

  • COMMENT: Gender inequality, 19 May, 2025

    Act now to close the gender pay gap

  • INSIGHT: Non-financial reporting, 19 May, 2025

    How to equip the auditco to monitor sustainability

  • NEWS: Governance, 16 May, 2025

    News round-up: this week in governance

  • NEWS: Stewardship, 15 May, 2025

    Investors’ expectations of board responsiveness rise

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    Interviews

    1. UK Corporate Governance Code

      NEWS: Board meetings

      Board meetings ‘are not up to scratch’

      Nearly three-quarters of board members believe the board’s performance in meetings needs improvement, an expert panel heard.

    2. financial sanctions

      NEWS: International business

      Tariffs chaos drives boardroom focus on resilience

      Business leaders will prioritise the resilience of their organisations in the face of economic upheaval caused by ever changing US policies on tariffs.

    3. ai boards

      NEWS: AI and the boardroom

      Corporate world has a ‘huge appetite’ for artificial intelligence

      AI could change boardrooms to the extent that directors’ duties would change too, a panel of governance, technology and legal experts heard.

    4. NEWS: Governance

      EU non-financial reporting reforms are an ‘opportunity’

      Firms can take advantage of the delayed implementation of CSRD and CSDDD to take stock and find out what’s required.

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    Board Moves

    1. Hilton Foods chair

      Board moves, 20 May, 2025

      Two new non-executive directors join Hilton Foods

      Bindi Foyle and Samy Zekhout will take their places on the board of the food processing group at the beginning of June.

    2. Santander chair

      Board moves, 19 May, 2025

      Santander appoints Sir Thomas Scholar as next UK chair

      The former HM Treasury permanent secretary has joined the bank’s board as an independent non-executive director and chair designate.

    3. newbury racecourse

      Board moves, 13 May, 2025

      Newbury Racecourse appoints Juliet Slot as a non-executive director

      Arsenal Football Club’s chief commercial officer will take her seat on the board after this year’s AGM in June.

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    Regulation

    1. sustainability law

      NEWS: Sustainability legislation, 20 May, 2025

      EU committee seeks further dilution of sustainability law

      Leaked proposed omnibus amendments would see even more companies escape the threshold for the legislation.

    2. monitor sustainability

      INSIGHT: Non-financial reporting, 19 May, 2025

      How to equip the auditco to monitor sustainability

      The board’s expanding remit to oversee non-financial reporting calls for significant reforms, with stakeholder trust being the prize.

    3. litigation risk

      NEWS: Corporate liability, 14 May, 2025

      Litigation risk ‘will grow’ with ESG legal reforms

      Lawyers fear liability risks to companies, saying the changes foster uncertainty, inefficiency and greenwashing.

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    NEWS: Technology

    Boards are ‘inundated with data’ and face growing compliance risks

    Organisations are struggling to achieve the data literacy that would empower their decision-making, new survey reveals.
    esg reporting

    NEWS: Webinar

    Companies face challenges over ESG reporting requirements

    Corporates with an international presence need to understand the incoming disclosure demands from regulators, a webinar panel agreed.
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    NEWS: Webinar

    Collaboration is key to UK energy transition

    Communication, innovation and engagement are needed for the move to net zero, an expert panel recently concluded.

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    Governance

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    As Canada responds to the tariff conditions set by the US, companies need to take a rapid and agile approach to governance.[...]
    meritocracy

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    COMMENT: Gender inequality

    Act now to close the gender pay gap

    This month, it is 55 years since the Equal Pay Act, yet pay inequality persists. It is time for boards to push for cultural transformation.[...]
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    Risk

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    How to get ahead on AI leadership

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    Ethics

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    COMMENT: Modern slavery

    Why boards need to tackle modern slavery

    Still prevalent in organisations and supply chains, the crime of modern slavery poses a material risk to business.[...]
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