Governance
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NEWS: Due diligence, 10 July, 2020
Boohoo supply chain under scrutiny after Leicester lockdown claims
The fashion group's share price plunged amid concerns over working conditions in its UK supply chain, raising questions about transparency and due diligence.
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NEWS: Board composition, 8 July, 2020
Axa introduces 33% gender diversity target for investee companies
Policy will apply to the developed world, with firms in emerging markets challenged to have at least one female director, or 10% of places on larger boards.
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NEWS: Audit reform, 6 July, 2020
FRC issues principles for separation of audit from other services
The UK financial watchdog has announced that the operational separation of audit must take place by the end of June 2024.
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NEWS: Governance reform, 3 July, 2020
Companies Act duties ‘need testing in the courts’ to improve governance
Sections 171 and 172 can support the shift to stakeholder capitalism, says Professor Bob Garratt—but only if they are taken seriously and enforced.
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COMMENT: Stakeholder debate, 3 July, 2020
What’s a company for? An answer from Ancient Greece
An imagined dialogue between Milton Friedman, the economist who has come to represent the shareholder primacy world view, and Socrates.
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INSIGHT: Corporate strategy, 2 July, 2020
The PEP framework: how business can harness the power of purpose
By tapping into corporate purpose and individual management style, PEP fosters outcomes that benefit all stakeholders in a corporate ecosystem.
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NEWS: Reform, 1 July, 2020
Governance centre aims to rebuild ‘professional legitimacy’ of directors
The future of AGMs, corporate purpose and stakeholder primacy were some of the topics covered at the inaugural event by the Centre for Corporate Governance.
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Research, 29 June, 2020
Institute of Directors launches new corporate governance centre
The independent body will examine issues such as artificial intelligence, stakeholder governance and sustainability, as well as post-pandemic recovery.
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Executive remuneration, 26 June, 2020
Top US CEO pay falls 53% as pandemic and investor pressure continues
CEOs of the 50 largest US companies saw their compensation cut from $4.73bn to $2.24bn in 2019, with Covid-19 adding further pressure this year.
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Diversity strategy, 25 June, 2020
Investors want gender diversity on boards—but aren’t sure about targets
While investors are split on the issue of adopting targets, support is growing for taking proactive steps to promote greater board gender diversity.
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