ESG
INSIGHT: ESG-linked pay, 25 January, 2024
Do ESG bonuses improve sustainability?
ESG bonuses are on the rise: are they improving sustainability or just increasing executive wealth?
INTERVIEW: Sustainability, 24 January, 2024
Alison Taylor: ‘Business can do the right thing’
Taylor is optimistic that better leadership can enable purpose and sustainability to go beyond tackling reputational and regulatory risk.
NEWS: ESG and executive pay, 17 January, 2024
ESG performance ‘now an integral factor in executive pay’
Research shows US companies with higher revenues focus on ESG factors when determining C-suite incentive plans.
NEWS: Investor relations, 9 January, 2024
European investors lead the US on ESG demands
But American investors are more likely to disclose their shareholder activism than EU counterparts, recent research reveals.
NEWS: Sustainability , 3 January, 2024
Sustainability worries remain high priority among corporates
Climate issues feature prominently on the executive agenda, with sustainability investments on the rise globally, finds survey.
INSIGHT: Board expertise, 22 December, 2023
How to increase diverse board-level skills
The diversity spotlight has missed one key area: the range of skills needed on the board to enable it to make the best decisions.
NEWS: Executive pay, 19 December, 2023
UK chief executive pay gap widens
In the FTSE 350, the median chief executive’s pay was 57 times that of the median employee in 2022, up from 56:1 the previous year.
NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 13 December, 2023
Railpen backs sustainability reporting standards
The UK pension fund notes in voting guidelines that the ISSB reporting standards IFRS S1 and S2 should be seen as a ‘minimum’.
NEWS: Female CEOs, 12 December, 2023
Women blocked from FTSE 100 CEO career path
Nearly half of chief executives progress via the role of divisional head, but less than a fifth of divisional leads are female, study finds.
NEWS: Climate change, 12 December, 2023
Boards tasked to ‘focus on decarbonising supply chain’
In advance of COP28, IIA report says comprehensive due diligence will help business avoid sabotaging net zero target.