Governance
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.
Corporate governance, 7 January, 2020
ISS governance rating downgrade ‘can hit share performance’
Research shows the downgrading of a firm’s ISS governance rating can result in a 1% slide in share performance—and the fall in value is not recovered.
Executive pay, 6 January, 2020
FTSE 100 CEOs ‘earn average worker’s annual salary in three days’
Top bosses will have earned an average worker’s annual salary by 5pm today, according to research into executive remuneration.
Analysis, 2 January, 2020
Key trends in corporate governance for 2020
Five leading voices in corporate governance explain their priorities—and predictions—for the year ahead.
News review, 23 December, 2019
2019: The year in governance
This year saw the climate crisis accepted as a board-level issue, audit reviews, a UK election and a new focus on human rights and business purpose.
Corporate purpose, 18 December, 2019
BlackRock challenged to provide details of stakeholder pledge
A campaign group has lodged a shareholder resolution demanding BlackRock reports on how it will shift its priorities from “shareholders” to “stakeholders”.
ESG, 16 December, 2019
Global leadership on sustainability requires greener boards
Research into the top 100 public companies shows the right board composition can boost sustainability commitments and drive change.