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NEWS: Governance, 27 October, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Company cashflow reporting; workers on boards; country-by-country tax reporting; FTSE companies and ethics; US corporate crime database.
INSIGHT: Governance and innovation, 27 October, 2022
Governance must not stand in the way of innovation
As regulation increases, innovation suffers—but a diverse, savvy board can promote a corporate culture open to change.
NEWS: Cost of living crisis, 26 October, 2022
Share schemes could make employees ‘better off’ during cost of living crisis
EQ’s 2022 Shareholder Voice survey finds shareholders back support for employees as inflation soars, while interest in ESG grows.
ESG regulation, 25 October, 2022
Watchdog aims to clamp down on greenwashing
The Financial Conduct Authority reveals plans to target greenwashing with new rules on use of key terms.
NEWS: Governance, 20 October, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Surveillance of home workers; Davos in Saudi Arabia; German ‘impact investors’; VW challenged on climate; HSBC’s ‘misleading’ adverts.
NEWS: Succession planning, 20 October, 2022
Succession planning can calm the market
When a good CEO announces their departure, revealing a succession plan eases the pain in more ways than one, finds research.
NEWS: Sustainability standards, 19 October, 2022
Investors call for sustainability standards to take in ‘double materiality’
Asset managers want the ISSB to include proposals for companies to report their impact on the environment.
NEWS: Governance, 18 October, 2022
MPs demand jail time for directors who fail to prevent fraud
MPs are tabling an amendment to the economic crime and corporate transparency bill to address ‘outdated and ineffective’ liability laws.
NEWS: Governance, 14 October, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Decarbonising ‘brown’ industries; funds pulled from BlackRock; the legitimacy of dual class shares; investors slow to address sustainability.
NEWS: ESG investment, 13 October, 2022
Experts clash over ESG investment ‘agenda’
US professor slates PRI for ‘undue influence’ on the financial markets, while PRI maintains the need to inform investors on ESG.