Governance
NEWS: Board composition, 26 April, 2021
Companies with female directors ‘do better on E&S measures’
Research suggests organisations that appoint more women to their boards perform better on environmental and social measures.
NEWS: Regulation, 23 April, 2021
Super League debacle gives ‘fresh impetus’ to campaign for company law reform
Institute of Directors points to the collapse of the European Super League proposal as evidence of the need to reform directors’ duties.
NEWS: Regulation, 19 April, 2021
Auditors on notice to reject ‘expectations gap’ consultation
Advisory body PIRC considers recommending shareholders vote against auditors if they fail to “publicly repudiate” the consultation document.
NEWS: Regulation, 16 April, 2021
Governance safeguards ‘detrimental’ to dual-class share proposals
Swedish academics warn that measures proposed by the Hill Review won’t be effective—and may hinder the benefits of dual-class shares.
NEWS: Regulation, 15 April, 2021
Campaign urges reform of section 172 to promote ‘purpose of the company’
John Lewis, Innocent and the Institute of Directors are backing the Better Business Act campaign to make purpose central to section 172.
NEWS: Ethics, 15 April, 2021
Ethical investor Trillium issues warning to Alphabet over whistleblowing
The asset manager has filed a shareholder resolution calling for Alphabet, Google’s parent company, to review its whistleblowing policies.
INSIGHT: Investors, 13 April, 2021
AGM season will see focus on reporting, remuneration and communication
While not exactly back to business as usual, companies are likely to feel investor pressure on a range of non-Covid topics in 2021.
NEWS: Sustainability, 12 April, 2021
Academics issue ‘call for reflection’ on EU corporate governance reforms
The group of researchers and professors say the EU should pause new sustainability laws and instead review a raft of academic criticism.
NEWS: Regulation, 9 April, 2021
Controversy as US moves towards mandatory ESG disclosures
After the SEC’s acting chair indicated the US could introduce mandatory ESG disclosures, experts are laying out the arguments against it.
NEWS: Disclosures, 8 April, 2021
Climate reporting requires ‘shift in approach’ to reflect TCFD principles
Study reveals just 154 UK firms made any reference to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in their 2020 reporting.