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NEWS: Governance, 30 January, 2025
News round-up: this week in governance
Scottish accountants speak up for audit reform; US companies face a growing Trump to-do list; French NGOs support EU sustainability rules.

NEWS: International business, 29 January, 2025
OECD looks to Ukraine’s future corporate governance
Despite the war, Ukraine is reforming its economy to meet international standards, but has some way to go.

INSIGHT: Regulatory risk, 28 January, 2025
How to avoid breaching financial sanctions
In an evolving regulatory landscape, boards need to ensure they do not engage with businesses under sanctioned ownership.

NEWS: Sustainability reporting rules, 27 January, 2025
France calls for a halt on EU sustainability disclosure laws
The French government seeks ‘indefinite postponement’ of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

NEWS: Dual-class shares, 24 January, 2025
Opposition to dual-class share structures ‘set to grow’
Asset owners are adopting tactics to sanction the use of dual-class voting, according to a report on changing policies.

INSIGHT: Risk management, 24 January, 2025
Are you ready for the speed of business change?
Boards that fail to properly prepare for the coming changes in the global business environment are unlikely to survive them.

NEWS: Governance, 23 January, 2025
News round-up: this week in governance
Business more ‘ethical and competent’ than media or government; Entain audit probe; ethical leadership; climate reporting.

NEWS: Climate reporting rules, 21 January, 2025
US targets EU sustainability reporting
A member of Congress declares European rules on disclosure are ‘foreign regulation that puts America last’.

NEWS: Sustainability reporting rules, 21 January, 2025
Debate intensifies over sustainability reporting rules
As the EU readies its simplified directive to combine the CSRD and CSDDD, Germany warns of ‘bureaucratic burden’.

NEWS: Governance, 17 January, 2025
News round-up: this week in governance
CEO activism and DEI policies; FRC backs ‘proportionality’ in corporate governance; concern over changes to US AGMs.