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COMMENT: ESG and sustainability, 19 September, 2024
Why generalists are better at leading ESG strategy than specialists
ESG and sustainability strategy leaders need to have experience and a well-rounded appreciation of commercial imperatives.
INSIGHT: Performance culture, 5 September, 2024
How to empower people to improve performance
Freedom to ‘speak up’ to the board is the cornerstone of a healthy culture that lets workers and organisations thrive.
COMMENT: Audit reform, 5 August, 2024
A perfect storm of governance failings
The need for well-resourced independent assurance, backed by a strong audit reform and corporate governance bill, is stronger than ever.
COMMENT: AI strategy, 24 July, 2024
Boards must look to next wave of AI now
Artificial general intelligence is coming and time is of the essence: what’s your company’s strategy for 2030?
INSIGHT: Governance, 22 July, 2024
How the UK governance code update brings business benefits
As boards gird their loins to prepare for updated UK corporate governance requirements from 2026, there’s good news too.
COMMENT: Audit reform, 16 July, 2024
The UK needs an audit and corporate governance reform bill
Adopting proposals ditched by the previous government would foster growth and a transparent, trustworthy business ecosystem.
COMMENT: Board decision-making, 15 July, 2024
Choose your words carefully
Creating space and time for considered, formal debate of board decisions will allow sense—and true consensus—to emerge.
COMMENT: Section 172, 12 July, 2024
We need UK business to be a force for good
Amending section 172 of the Companies Act would empower leaders to align the interests of profits and planet.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Labour government, 9 July, 2024
What will the new UK government do for governance?
Sir Keir Starmer has committed the Labour administration to ‘service’: by rights, that should include improving business ethics.
COMMENT: Ethics, 2 July, 2024
Why doesn’t Britain trust politicians?
Public faith in government and business continues to drop, and business leaders need to take action now to regain it.