Governance
Board responsibilities, 30 January, 2020
EcoDa: Stakeholder model should not turn boards into “bargaining bodies”
Putting competing shareholder and stakeholder interests on an equal footing risks hampering board decision-making, says ecoDa report.
Trust in business, 28 January, 2020
Public loses faith in capitalism while backing ‘stakeholder’ business
Majority think capitalism does more harm than good, while 93% say stakeholders are the “most important to long-term company success”.
Sustainability reporting, 27 January, 2020
How to hold businesses to account on carbon? Include their supply chains
Supply chains contribute significantly to a firm’s carbon footprint and can amount to four times the organisation’s own operational emissions.
Greenhouse gases, 24 January, 2020
UK firms urged to improve carbon emissions reporting
Study reveals a lack of reliable data from UK companies and their suppliers, with large unexplained spikes in carbon emissions.
ARGA, 23 January, 2020
New UK regulator should be freed to focus on audit
There are fears that the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) will foster a formulaic and legalistic interpretation of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Sustainable business, 22 January, 2020
Why stakeholder capitalism is dominating the global business agenda
The World Economic Forum event at Davos has embraced the debate over stakeholder capitalism, as businesses and regulators seek to create long-term value.
Non-financial disclosures, 21 January, 2020
Narrow sustainability reporting boundaries ‘can amount to greenwashing’
Researchers found 72% of FTSE 100 sustainability reports limited the activities reported on or used illustrative examples to suggest wider compliance.
Reporting, 20 January, 2020
Workforce disclosures ‘are not providing the data investors want’
Research from the Financial Reporting Council warns that despite greater engagement on workforce disclosures, companies are failing to report on the issues that matter to investors.
UK Corporate Governance Code, 9 January, 2020
FRC governance report calls for ‘greater focus’ on culture and strategy
Watchdog warns that many firms are failing to fully consider the importance of purpose to culture and strategy, or take stakeholder views into account.
US corporate governance, 9 January, 2020
Five myths and five realities about the role of shareholders
There are many myths propagated by the populist debate over the purpose of the corporation in general, and the role of its shareholders in particular.