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NEWS: Governance, 26 January, 2023
News round-up: this week in governance
Lessons from Davos; companies risk sliding back on ethical practices; economics affects everyone; Sir John Kingman moves to Barclays.
NEWS: Audit reform, 26 January, 2023
Audit reform in the UK risks ‘losing momentum’
The Financial Reporting Council still awaits the proposed new statutory powers that would allow it to enforce substantive change.
NEWS: ESG investment, 25 January, 2023
Elon Musk weighs in against ISS and Glass Lewis
On Twitter, Musk complains that large proxy advisers hold ‘far too much power’ over shareholder voting decisions.
NEWS: Shareholder activism, 20 January, 2023
Activist investor campaigns rise back up to pre-Covid levels
Research reveals that activist investors were busier in 2022 than in 2019—and the upward trend is likely to continue.
NEWS: Governance, 19 January, 2023
News round-up: this week in governance
Musk and Edelman trade jibes; communication is key to investor relations; “green hushing” in the US; BlackRock speaks up for sustainability.
NEWS: Climate litigation, 18 January, 2023
Companies ‘will face growing climate litigation’
‘Do your homework’ and get ready for a rise in climate-related lawsuits, warn legal experts at this year’s Davos conference.
NEWS: Investor relations, 17 January, 2023
Top fund fires warning shot at ‘laggard’ boards
Norges Bank chief executive warns boards of investor pressure on climate proposals and challenges ‘corporate greed’.
NEWS: Governance, 13 January, 2023
News round-up: this week in governance
Your country needs NEDs; governance does not compute; financial firms get more women on board; audit engagement’s virtuous diversity circle.
NEWS: Ethics, 12 January, 2023
Retail’s ethical failures top the 2022 list
The retail sector gained more adverse press reports about ethics than any other, reveals research by the Institute of Business Ethics.
NEWS: Say-on-climate voting, 12 January, 2023
Say-on-climate voting is on the up, but investor support falls
US shareholders tend to approve companies’ climate plans, while support is waning among European shareholders, finds study.