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NEWS: ESG reporting, 7 July, 2022
ESG reporting all-important in stakeholder engagement
Experts advise that by boosting their annual reporting, boards can build trust and form more meaningful relationships with investors.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 6 July, 2022
Supreme Court ruling ‘may derail SEC’s climate reporting rules’
The decision to limit the US Environmental Protection Agency’s powers leaves the reporting rules open to challenge, fear observers.
NEWS: ESG reporting, 4 July, 2022
Greenwashing threatens shareholders’ interests
‘Companies that believe their own greenwash are embedding liability and storing up risk’, warns chair of UK Environment Agency.
COMMENT: Governance, 1 July, 2022
The 30-year itch: time to ditch the UK Corporate Governance Code
Now that governance has come of age, businesses should be able to innovate within the boundaries of good regulation.
NEWS: Governance, 1 July, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
EY caught cheating; paying NEDs; Disney supports Chapek’s stand on LGBQT rights; reporting on US human capital investment.
NEWS: Ethics, 29 June, 2022
Corporate world urged to show its ‘ethical credentials’
The public perception of ethical standards in companies has improved little, a survey by the Institute of Business Ethics finds
NEWS: ESG-linked pay, 28 June, 2022
Half of corporate leaders reject pay as a main driver for ESG
Pay and incentives are ‘just one part’ of creating the right culture to boost ESG performance, survey finds.
NEWS: Risk, 28 June, 2022
Companies that make political donations are ‘less risky’
Research finds lower levels of both systemic and idiosyncratic risk among politically connected businesses.
COMMENT: Ethics, 27 June, 2022
The UK needs a code of conduct for company directors
A formal code of conduct for company directors would signal their willingness to apply high ethical standards in governance and leadership.
NEWS: Governance, 23 June, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Row over pay for non-execs; JD Sports governance overhaul; EU agrees on CSRD; and do mandatory US climate disclosures impede free speech?