Governance
Trust in business, 9 May, 2017
Directors’ body says CEOs should “speak up” on societal issues
EcoDa chairman says one way to rebuild trust in business is for chief executives to speak up on “broader issues of society”.
RBS AGM, 9 May, 2017
RBS faces concern over diversity and pay ahead of AGM
Shareholders will be advised to vote against RBS’s pay policy and the reappointment of its chairman at the bank’s AGM this week.
General election 2017, 8 May, 2017
Corporate governance becomes an election campaign issue
Politicians lay out their policies on corporate governance as general election campaigning intensifies.
Interview: Tim Haywood, Interserve, 2 May, 2017
Integrated implementation: Tim Haywood
Interserve has become a golden example of integrated reporting. Group finance director Tim Haywood talks about the pain of implementing integrated reporting, and the need for measures of substance.
Integrated reporting, 26 April, 2017
Long-term thinking: a key principle of 21st-century governance
The shift to integrated reporting may not be easy, but Richard Howitt of the International Integrated Reporting Council argues that if we are to create long-term value, it is crucial to embed it as a key governance principle.
Board practices, 24 April, 2017
US boards prepare for contact with activist shareholders
Almost three-quarters of boards are preparing for an approach from activist shareholders, while more than a quarter report that they have had contact with an activist in the past year, according to the Deloitte Board Practices Survey.
Activism, 21 April, 2017
Environmental concerns dominate US shareholder proposals
The 2016 US proxy season saw social and policy questions form the majority of shareholder proposals.
Risk, 20 April, 2017
Systemic risk and corporate governance to lead Cass event
Governance experts, investors and academics come together to explore the impact of systemic risks such as climate change and inequality on corporate governance.
Corporate culture, 18 April, 2017
Culture involves everyone, but begins with the board
Establishing a healthy corporate culture has never been more important, but many organisations struggle to get it right. ACCA has conducted research and developed a tool that can help.
Banking, 11 April, 2017
Barclays’ whistleblowing debacle will affect public perception of governance
Barclays’ whistleblowing disclosure affects not only the bank, but the perception of governance more broadly.