Governance
NEWS: AGM trends, 21 September, 2023
Say-on-pay votes lack link to sustainability
Very few investors use their AGM votes on executive pay as a spur to improve the company’s ESG performance, research shows.
NEWS: Governance, 14 September, 2023
G20 backs OECD corporate governance principles
The world’s leaders get behind the OECD’s revised guidance, which includes sustainability disclosure responsibilities.
NEWS: AGM trends, 12 September, 2023
Shareholder dissent focuses on pay
AGM season review reveals that remuneration is still the topic that attracts most shareholder opposition in Europe.
COMMENT: Governance, 12 September, 2023
Don’t let reporting requirements lead to boilerplate disclosures
We must balance the need for disclosure of non-financial information so that it is sufficient, but still proportionate.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 8 September, 2023
IoD: Don’t make audit committees accountable for ESG reporting
The Institute of Directors says the FRC proposal on board governance means ‘lines of accountability will be blurred’.
NEWS: Audit reform, 1 September, 2023
Further delay for audit reform
Long-awaited legislation to create a new audit and governance watchdog may not see light until after the election, says news report.
NEWS: Sustainability due diligence, 31 August, 2023
Companies step up pressure for sustainability due diligence
Further signatories call for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive to meet UN and OECD standards.
NEWS: Corporate reporting, 29 August, 2023
Corporate disclosures affect strategic ability of boards
Meeting reporting responsibilities means boards are left with less time for strategic discussions, reveals annual survey.
NEWS: ESG, 24 August, 2023
Call to scrap ‘ESG’ as a term
The ESG label is ‘politicised, simplistic and restrictive’ and should be jettisoned, believes senior academic.
NEWS: Diversity, equality and inclusion, 22 August, 2023
DEI policies are targets for litigation, warns US lawyer
Right-wing activists will continue to sue corporates over diversity, equity and inclusion policies they perceive as ‘woke’.