Governance
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COMMENT: Governance, 26 September, 2023
Are boards losing control?
We need to ensure that regulations do not inappropriately reduce a board’s ability to take decisions in the best interests of the company.
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NEWS: Audit reform, 25 September, 2023
Labour commits to audit reform legislation
Shadow minister for business, Jonathan Reynolds, says Labour will push through audit reform when in office.
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NEWS: AGM trends, 21 September, 2023
Say-on-pay votes lack link to sustainability
Very few investors use their AGM votes on executive pay as a spur to improve the company’s ESG performance, research shows.
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NEWS: Governance, 14 September, 2023
G20 backs OECD corporate governance principles
The world’s leaders get behind the OECD’s revised guidance, which includes sustainability disclosure responsibilities.
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NEWS: AGM trends, 12 September, 2023
Shareholder dissent focuses on pay
AGM season review reveals that remuneration is still the topic that attracts most shareholder opposition in Europe.
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COMMENT: Governance, 12 September, 2023
Don’t let reporting requirements lead to boilerplate disclosures
We must balance the need for disclosure of non-financial information so that it is sufficient, but still proportionate.
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NEWS: ESG reporting, 8 September, 2023
IoD: Don’t make audit committees accountable for ESG reporting
The Institute of Directors says the FRC proposal on board governance means ‘lines of accountability will be blurred’.
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NEWS: Audit reform, 1 September, 2023
Further delay for audit reform
Long-awaited legislation to create a new audit and governance watchdog may not see light until after the election, says news report.
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NEWS: Sustainability due diligence, 31 August, 2023
Companies step up pressure for sustainability due diligence
Further signatories call for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to meet UN and OECD standards.
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NEWS: Corporate reporting, 29 August, 2023
Corporate disclosures affect strategic ability of boards
Meeting reporting responsibilities means boards are left with less time for strategic discussions, reveals annual survey.
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NEWS: ESG, 24 August, 2023
Call to scrap ‘ESG’ as a term
The ESG label is ‘politicised, simplistic and restrictive’ and should be jettisoned, believes senior academic.
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NEWS: Diversity, equality and inclusion, 22 August, 2023
DEI policies are targets for litigation, warns US lawyer
Right-wing activists will continue to sue corporates over diversity, equity and inclusion policies they perceive as ‘woke’.
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NEWS: Corporate reporting, 18 August, 2023
Corporate disclosures improved after Covid-19
Although the pandemic devastated economies, companies got better at corporate reporting, researchers in New Zealand found.
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NEWS: D&O Insurance, 16 August, 2023
Call to curb ‘superstar’ CEOs with D&O insurance
US states need to legislate to stop executives from insuring their own directors in the way Elon Musk did, writes law professor.
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INSIGHT: Investor relations, 3 August, 2023
AGMs: Will changes to pre-emptive rights mean changes in votes?
New FRC guidance may affect how investors vote at UK AGMs, so boards should look to build shareholder trust by using their new powers wisely.
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NEWS: Resilience reporting, 21 July, 2023
Government reveals resilience disclosure rules
The detail of the new regulations has been fleshed out—and could catch many more companies than expected.
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RESOURCE: Climate change, 18 July, 2023
Director reference guide: defining the board’s strategic direction on climate
What steps should boards be taking now on climate change governance? Expert insights and key questions for directors to ask.
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NEWS: Ethics, 14 July, 2023
Corporate ethics fail to win people’s confidence
Public trust in UK businesses is six points down on last year, research by the Institute of Business Ethics finds.
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NEWS: Sustainability , 12 July, 2023
Sustainability and ESG appear low on board priorities
Many organisations are slow to reckon the cost of sustainability issues on their financial performance, global research reveals.
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INSIGHT: ESG investment, 11 July, 2023
ESG: a new dawn for investment strategies?
The patient capital contained in sovereign wealth funds and state capital could have a pivotal role in the ‘S’ of ESG.