Governance

1. NEWS: Shareholder resolutions, 9 April, 2026

   Proxy advisers recommend vote against BP chair

   After BP blocks a shareholder resolution on climate reporting, Glass Lewis advises voting against Albert Manifold’s re-election.

2. NEWS: US corporate disclosure, 8 April, 2026

   Is quarterly reporting in the US about to be axed?

   The US Securities and Exchange Commission vowed to fast-track change and could publish proposals this month, commentators believe.

NEWS: Human rights law, 7 April, 2026

Campaigners look to UN to bolster human rights

Upcoming negotiations provide new opportunity, after the one lost by the EU in revising its due diligence directive, says law professor.



Governance, 2 April, 2026

News round-up: this week in governance

Alex Edmans on equity and diversity; emoji crisis for Musk judge; top ten list of irritations for activist investors.



CEO pay, 1 April, 2026

Boards warned bumper CEO pay deals will need ‘coherent rationale’

Governance expert flags ‘need to justify’ big pay deals for CEOs during this year’s AGM season.



NEWS: AGMs, 30 March, 2026

BP faces ultimatum over AGM resolution

Not-for-profit Follow This says it will consider legal action if BP excludes shareholder resolution focused on ‘decline’ in demand for oil and gas.



NEWS: Audit regulation, 26 March, 2026

FRC unveils details of audit regulation changes

The revised supervisory approach will see a reduction in the number of inspections carried out by the Financial Reporting Council.



NEWS: Annual general meetings, 26 March, 2026

Lords confront proposals on virtual-only AGMs

Some defended the ‘scrutiny’ that face-to-face AGMs present, seeing online-only meetings as a bid to beat the ‘awkward squad’.



INTERVIEW: Business disruption, 26 March, 2026

Is your board ‘future-ready’?

The survival of a business in uncertain times depends on its ability to pivot as priorities shift, Nasdaq’s James Beasley told Board Agenda.



PODCAST: Investor confidence, 18 March, 2026

Lack of audit reform ‘will hit investor confidence’

Government’s failure to push ahead with audit reform is a risk to UK investments, the Governance Watch podcast heard.