Governance
NEWS: Strategy, 15 December, 2021
Boards ‘lack the right knowledge’ to set effective climate policies
Research reveals disconnect between what boards say about the significance of climate change and their actual policies.
INSIGHT: Board impact, 14 December, 2021
Greater board diversity drives company climate action
Research reveals that greater gender and age diversity on boards improves company engagement across all critical climate action indicators.
NEWS: Board composition, 14 December, 2021
Top 150 UK firms have more women than men in non-executive roles
Board diversity push sees 51% of non-exec roles held by women, compared with just 24% of executive committee positions.
NEWS: Legislation, 9 December, 2021
NGOs challenge European Commission on delay to human rights law
Amnesty International and Oxfam are among 47 NGOs that have written to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen demanding progress.
NEWS: Shareholders, 7 December, 2021
Elliott Advisors calls for restructuring of the SSE board
The hedge fund has questioned the adequacy of SSE’s corporate governance and criticised the board’s “notable lack of renewables expertise”.
NEWS: Outlook, 6 December, 2021
Investor activism set to enter ‘golden age’ as firms emerge from pandemic
Consultancy Alvarez & Marsal says 2022 will see a 10% boost in activism across Europe, with 148 companies at risk of targeting by activists.
NEWS: Ethical business, 3 December, 2021
UN calls for ‘culture change’ to improve human rights in supply chains
Push for due diligence comes as part of a roadmap aiming to embed use of the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
COMMENT: Strategy, 1 December, 2021
Executive pay, sustainability KPIs and the climate crisis
Linking KPIs to sustainability targets results in complexity. A focus on corporate purpose is a better way to tackle climate change.
NEWS: Governance, 1 December, 2021
Watchdog highlights companies’ lack of progress on C-suite succession planning
The UK financial regulator wants to see greater cohesion between succession planning, diversity commitment and board evaluations.
NEWS: Report, 25 November, 2021
Boards need dedicated ESG committees ‘as part of company strategy’
Report for the Institute of Directors says boards need to integrate ESG into strategy and operations as a response to climate concerns.