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NEWS: Board diversity, 9 August, 2022
US boards slow diversity with poor retirement policies
Only 6% of organisations have term limits for directors, and there is reluctance around mandatory retirement policies.
NEWS: Governance, 8 August, 2022
Ben & Jerry’s governance tested in court
Unilever, owner of the ice cream brand, is in conflict with the governance legacy put in place by Ben & Jerry’s when it changed hands.
NEWS: Governance, 5 August, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Audit firms’ complaints about fines; Carillion directors’ fines revealed; is it time to abolish the UK governance code?
NEWS: Cyber security, 4 August, 2022
Cyber security reporting falls short
UK companies are struggling to provide focused disclosures as cyber attacks continue to increase, says the FRC.
NEWS: Ethics, 2 August, 2022
Consumers judge a company by its ‘morality’
Academics studying comments on Twitter find attitudes to brands are shaped by public perceptions of an organisation’s scruples.
NEWS: Legal and regulatory, 2 August, 2022
Companies House sets out its stall for 2023
The Companies House Corporate Plan 2022-2023 outlines how the organisation intends to achieve the goals outlined in its 2020-2025 strategy.
NEWS: Legal and regulatory, 1 August, 2022
FRC publishes its annual enforcement review
The watchdog issued £46.5m in financial sanctions, with a recurring theme in investigations being a ‘lack of scepticism’ from auditors.
INSIGHT: Hybrid working, 1 August, 2022
Has hybridity killed teamwork?
The time has come to check whether the benefits of teamwork are still outweighing the costs.
NEWS: Climate risk reporting, 1 August, 2022
Companies urged to dig deeper on climate change reporting
The first annual disclosures vary in the quality of data provided and lack balanced discussion of future opportunities, say watchdogs.
NEWS: Legal and regulatory, 30 July, 2022
FCA publishes its decision notices on Carillion case
The Financial Conduct Authority censured Carillion plc (in liquidation) and imposed fines on three Carillion executive directors.