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Long-term value, 7 December, 2016
Reasons to be cheerful: ICGN/IIRC conference
The ICGN/IIRC joint conference heard bad news about the global financial system, but also positive prospects for long-term value creation.
European corporate governance, 6 December, 2016
Build your company’s future on trust
Now, more than ever, boards need to repair and rebuild public trust. The answer lies in looking beyond profit and compliance, argues Turid E. Solvang.
Stakeholder value, 30 November, 2016
FTSE not just delivering value for shareholders
Big companies increasingly consider creating values for stakeholders other than the main shareholders, says Peter Westaway of Deloitte.
UK governance reform, 15 November, 2016
Rebuilding trust, going beyond compliance
Compliance with the UK corporate governance code has improved but Simon Lowe argues that compliance is no longer sufficient.
Board reform, 14 November, 2016
Workers on boards make sense and add value
Theresa May has reiterated her policy intention of placing employee representatives on company boards. Catherine Casey argues that workers bring expertise from the “floor” and will cultivate collaboration.
US election, 9 November, 2016
Trump is here. What of governance?
Republican candidate Donald Trump has been elected president. Are there signs of what this means for global corporate governance?
Governance reform, 12 October, 2016
Will Theresa May transform business?
Prime minister Theresa May’s approach to governance may be distancing the current government from a Thatcherite belief in the free market.
Risk & contracts, 11 October, 2016
Why contract theory won the Nobel economics prize
The prize for economics goes to two men who have helped reduce risk in contract design.
Wells Fargo, 28 September, 2016
Claw backs, CHOICE and governance
The scandal at Wells Fargo comes as the proposed CHOICE Act attempts to roll back governance provisions in the US.
Environment, 2 September, 2016
Feel the heat: climate change reporting
Campaign group ClientEarth has made formal complaints against two energy companies, claiming they failed to properly address climate risk in their annual reports. David Cooke, a lawyer with ClientEarth, explains why.