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INSIGHT: Climate-related risk, 5 December, 2022
5 questions to help boards walk the green talk
It may sometimes take courage, but asking questions is the most effective thing a board director can do to address climate-related risk.
Human rights, 5 December, 2022
A week of business moving to the centre of human rights
A week of events signals the initiatives underway to have companies play a central role in protecting the rights of people and communities.
INSIGHT: Risk management, 5 December, 2022
Listen up—and get a feel for future risk
In a world rife with conflict, boards can develop valuable strategic opportunities from the geopolitical knowledge of their general managers.
NEWS: Governance, 2 December, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
FRC awaits powers for audit reform; CEO transferable skills ‘myth’; Asos cuts CEO bonus; compliance can stifle innovation.
INSIGHT: Risk management, 1 December, 2022
Risk: beware the leadership clique
The rapid collapse and bankruptcy of huge cryptocurrency exchange FTX carries a salutary lesson about the need for challenge on every board.
NEWS: Due diligence, 30 November, 2022
Last-minute appeal to strengthen due diligence directive
Campaigners ask European Council to widen the ambit of EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive.
NEWS: Risk analysis, 30 November, 2022
Embrace data analytics to boost risk assessment, advises CIIA
Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors’ report cites a lack of skills, resources and time as organisational barriers to effective analysis.
NEWS: ESG-linked pay, 28 November, 2022
US moves to link ESG and executive pay
Wall Street trend is to tie reward to ESG performance, especially in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion, finds research.
NEWS: Governance, 25 November, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Shared audit’s £1bn cost; failed UK energy firms had no internal audit; governance rules for all; is climate risk reporting an SEC matter?
NEWS: Corporate values, 25 November, 2022
OneLove, but not at the World Cup
FIFA’s ban of the One Love armband at the World Cup triggers German supermarket giant to cancel sponsorship.