Project launches to improve boardroom understanding of stakeholders
ICSA and Investment Association develop guidelines for improving boardroom understanding of employee and stakeholder concerns.
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Company secretaries are to work with investors to improve the involvement of employees and stakeholders in the decision-making of company boards.
ICSA and the Investment Association are to work on a new set of guidelines to help boards factor in the views of employees and stakeholders in their decisions.
Peter Swabey, policy and research director at ICSA, said: “Many companies already do this effectively, but our guidance is intended to assist those boards that feel the need to act now to improve their engagement with and understanding of the views of their stakeholders, rather than waiting for the Government or the FRC to complete any
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