Governance
NEWS: UK Corporate Governance Code, 5 October, 2023
Business relays UK Corporate Governance Code concerns
Responses to the FRC’s consultation on its proposals highlight practical concerns about implementation and compliance.
NEWS: Ethics, 3 October, 2023
Boards urged to establish an ethical culture
The Institute of Business Ethics is sending a clear message to the many FTSE 350 companies that lack an accessible ethics code.
NEWS: Governance, 28 September, 2023
Review reveals leadership failure at PwC Australia
Investigation into confidentiality leak finds ‘excessive’ power at the top and says poor decisions added to initial wrongdoing.
COMMENT: Governance, 26 September, 2023
Are boards losing control?
We need to ensure that regulations do not inappropriately reduce a board’s ability to take decisions in the best interests of the company.
NEWS: Audit reform, 25 September, 2023
Labour commits to audit reform legislation
Shadow minister for business, Jonathan Reynolds, says Labour will push through audit reform when in office.
NEWS: AGM trends, 21 September, 2023
Say-on-pay votes lack link to sustainability
Very few investors use their AGM votes on executive pay as a spur to improve the company’s ESG performance, research shows.
NEWS: Governance, 14 September, 2023
G20 backs OECD corporate governance principles
The world’s leaders get behind the OECD’s revised guidance, which includes sustainability disclosure responsibilities.
NEWS: AGM trends, 12 September, 2023
Shareholder dissent focuses on pay
AGM season review reveals that remuneration is still the topic that attracts most shareholder opposition in Europe.
COMMENT: Governance, 12 September, 2023
Don’t let reporting requirements lead to boilerplate disclosures
We must balance the need for disclosure of non-financial information so that it is sufficient, but still proportionate.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 8 September, 2023
IoD: Don’t make audit committees accountable for ESG reporting
The Institute of Directors says the FRC proposal on board governance means ‘lines of accountability will be blurred’.