News
2016, 31 December, 2016
2016: the governance year in review
Scandals, distrust of big business and a belief that business should be about more than turning a profit are some of the themes underlying the big governance stories in 2016.
VW fuel scandal, 20 December, 2016
VW: restoring confidence
Can Volkswagen recover from the corrosive effects of Dieselgate? Andrew Cave analyses what went wrong, what the company is doing to repair the damage and which direction it will now take.
Sustainability, 20 December, 2016
Corporate commitment to ESG principles will survive Trump
US corporate integration of ESG principles unlikely to be challenged by a Trump presidency because progress made so far has come without the need for legislation that could be repealed.
Company reporting, 20 December, 2016
Value creation the missing link in integrated reporting
Integrated reporting is gaining in popularity, but a review of recent reports reveals companies still need to link governance structures with value creation over time.
Takeovers, 19 December, 2016
Fox-Sky deal to face governance demands
Efforts to stymie the 21st Century Fox takeover of Sky could focus on governance demands.
Board survey, 19 December, 2016
Top UK companies short of BAME directors
Search firm Spencer Stuart finds few directors from a black, Asian or ethnic minority among the top 150 FTSE companies.
Climate change, 15 December, 2016
Task Force releases climate risk recommendations
Recommendations from the FSB Task Force calls on companies to disclose the effect of climate change on business strategy as well as describing boards’ oversight of climate risk.
Auto industry, 14 December, 2016
Ghosn to chair Mitsubishi
Nissan chairman and chief executive consolidates leadership to create three-way alliance.
Integrated reporting, 14 December, 2016
Multi-capital reporting could rebuild public trust in business
Finance directors believe using multi-capital reporting could help change attitudes to big business.
Global risk, 13 December, 2016
Companies face ‘strategic uncertainty’ in 2017
Risk advisors reveals a year of extreme uncertainty ahead, with companies faced with choosing one of three strategies to work through geopolitical upheaval.