ESG
NEWS: Legal and regulatory, 12 October, 2022
FRC publishes advice on reporting on net zero commitments
The FRC Lab’s report contains practical recommendations on meeting investor expectations about net zero disclosures in financial reports.
NEWS: Net zero pledges, 12 October, 2022
Investors seek clarity from firms on net zero pledges
Financial watchdog’s report reveals the need for ‘hard data’ detailing how net zero plans will be executed—and likely impacts on business.
NEWS: ESG leadership survey, 7 October, 2022
Leadership in ESG: take part in our survey
Board Agenda’s research aims to lift the lid on trends in board oversight, implementation and disclosure of ESG.
NEWS: Governance, 6 October, 2022
Meta faces US lawsuit over its corporate governance
A Meta stockholder alleges that the company’s business model failed to consider the risks to society and to ‘diversified stockholders’.
NEWS: Ethnic diversity, 5 October, 2022
Improve reporting of boardroom ethnic diversity action, says FRC
The watchdog’s review finds companies are showing more awareness, but need to gather reliable data to be able to monitor their progress.
Comment: Investor Relations, 29 September, 2022
The rise of corporate democracy
After BlackRock’s move to expand voting choice to its clients, other investors will rightly be expecting their companies to follow suit.
INSIGHT: ESG-linked pay, 27 September, 2022
Executive remuneration through the ESG lens
Over half of FTSE 100 executive bonus plans now contain an element addressing ESG. Here’s why it makes sense.
NEWS: Ethics, 23 September, 2022
Corporate efforts to define their ‘purpose’ fail to convince employees
Survey finds most staff believe their company has changed little or not at all since setting out a purpose.
NEWS: Diversity, 22 September, 2022
Diversity statements are not all ‘cheap talk’, finds study
After the murder of George Floyd, many US companies committed to increasing diversity—and some have backed up their words with action.
NEWS: Governance, 14 September, 2022
Board veto of shareholder AGM resolution under scrutiny
Lawyers challenge boards blocking shareholder resolutions