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INSIGHT: Strategy, 3 December, 2020
Corporate purpose: elevating performance from board to brands
Directors should familiarise themselves with the emerging practices that companies can adopt to embed purpose and drive performance.
NEWS: Strategy, 3 December, 2020
Top companies report problems with CEO succession planning
Over two-thirds of FTSE 100 firms have flagged CEO succession planning as an issue to shareholders, with 13% warning about board tech skills.
NEWS: Gender diversity, 2 December, 2020
Shareholder pressure gets women directors on US boards
Study reveals that recent campaigns by BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard have significantly increased the number of women on US boards.
NEWS: Conference, 1 December, 2020
IIRC: Covid-19 crisis ‘has underscored the relevance of sustainability’
The International Integrated Reporting Council's annual conference hears how a focus on people and communities is helping to tackle Covid-19.
NEWS: Corporate reporting, 30 November, 2020
Watchdog’s ire provoked by ‘vague’ purpose statements
Research by the FRC finds 62% of companies cannot articulate connections between their purpose, values and strategy.
NEWS: Remuneration, 25 November, 2020
Decrease in CEO pay variation blamed on ‘reciprocal benchmarking’
Chief executive pay deals in the US have begun to cluster around the same levels regardless of the size or profitability of the firms involved.
NEWS: Legal risks, 25 November, 2020
Collapse of Victoria’s Secret deal reveals weakness in M&A contracts
Researchers warn that the impact of Covid-19 on a deal involving lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret reveals issues in traditional contract design.
NEWS: Regulation, 23 November, 2020
UK to review dual-class shares as part of consultation on listings
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has included dual-class shares in a review of UK listings, with the ICGN warning that they risk lowering governance standards.
NEWS: Corporate culture, 20 November, 2020
UK companies ‘need to go further’ on LGBTQ+ inclusion
Financial Reporting Council CEO Sir Jon Thompson says companies should be "actively championing" career progression for LGBTQ+ people.
NEWS: Research, 20 November, 2020
D&O litigation on the rise amid host of emerging risks
Directors face liability over a range of new threats, with data breaches, executive misconduct and climate boosting D&O litigation claims.
