ESG
NEWS: Governance, 25 May, 2023
Corporate governance code review boosts internal controls
UK watchdog’s proposals include giving audit committees greater reporting responsibilities and addressing ‘overboarding’.
INSIGHT: Climate change, 23 May, 2023
How climate change alters the financial landscape
To achieve sustainability, companies and boards will need to look not only to their operations, but also to their finances.
COMMENT: ESG, 15 May, 2023
ESG: Should E and S break up with G?
In the world of investing, maturity has revealed significant practical shortcomings in combining environmental, social and governance.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 12 May, 2023
Corporates ‘make progress’ with climate disclosure
But the going is slow as the road is beset with difficulties, research on sustainability-related governance reveals.
NEWS: Governance, 10 May, 2023
Governance ‘fails with superstar CEOs’
Beware the rise of chief executives who are accorded special privileges and apparently can do no wrong, research warns.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 4 May, 2023
Research casts doubt on the S in ESG
Many scandal-hit companies were found to have previously presented high ‘social’ performance measures, study shows.
NEWS: Diversity, equality and inclusion, 27 April, 2023
Diversity statistics challenged by new scorecard
Companies can ‘hit the target, but miss the point’, say academics researching a more ‘holistic’ measure of DEI.
NEWS: Investor relations, 26 April, 2023
Campaign calls for all investors to have an equal voice
Shareholders seek inclusive engagement, and companies can benefit from providing it, finds research from The Engagement Appeal.
NEWS: Due diligence, 26 April, 2023
Shareholder group calls on EU to define corporate sustainability
The ICGN also seeks clarity on what role boards will play in supervising due diligence under the forthcoming EU directive.
COMMENT: Governance, 24 April, 2023
The politics and geopolitics of controlling shareholders
Shareholders with a controlling interest influence not only financial matters but can also wield great power over policy and politics.