Governance
INSIGHT: Corporate purpose, 29 April, 2022
What’s a company for? Milton Friedman responds
The ongoing lively debate about corporate purpose has caused me to reflect further on the dialogue between Milton Friedman and Socrates…
INSIGHT: Board expertise, 25 April, 2022
What Ukraine teaches us about effective leadership in a crisis
In conflicts and crises, people look to both political and business leaders for reassurance, competence and calmness under pressure.
NEWS: Research, 25 April, 2022
Most CEO ‘resignations’ may actually be terminations
Retired, resigned or left the company? A Stanford study suggests more chief executives are pushed out by boards than previously assumed.
NEWS: Governance, 22 April, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Twitter uses ‘poison pill’ on Musk; Deloitte fined over Mitie audit; rise in investor activism; more women on boards; PwC fraud findings.
INSIGHT: Strategy, 21 April, 2022
Board effectiveness in the new world of work
Boards should use this post-pandemic period to reflect and reinvent themselves and their working practices.
NEWS: Remuneration, 20 April, 2022
Executive pay rebounds as pandemic recedes
PwC research looking at FTSE 100 remuneration reports reveals most sectors are seeing pay levels return to pre-Covid levels.
NEWS: Legislation, 19 April, 2022
EU’s human rights and sustainability law faces criticism from academics
Legal experts are highlighting a host of issues with the proposals, from scope and standards to a lack of protection for whistleblowers.
NEWS: Governance, 14 April, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
FRC to investigate Deloitte over Go-Ahead audit; Reckitt transfers its Russian business; and Peloton faces “governance issues”.
NEWS: Shareholders, 12 April, 2022
Is Elon Musk trolling Twitter?
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk has created a tricky governance challenge by buying a 9.2% stake in Twitter but declining a seat on the board.
NEWS: Legislation, 11 April, 2022
ClientEarth’s climate case against Shell ‘likely to fail’
Corporate governance expert says ClientEarth will struggle to prove Shell’s directors did not consider the “wider interests” of the company.