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NEWS: Webinar, 23 June, 2022
Stakeholder pressure increases urgency on ESG
Experts say pressure to act on ESG is coming from regulators, investors and a new generation of consumers and employees.
NEWS: Selection, 21 June, 2022
Diversity business case arguments may deter job candidates
Performance-based and fairness-based arguments confirm that social identities “are a lens through which contributions will be judged”.
NEWS: Governance, 20 June, 2022
IoD calls for voluntary code of conduct for board directors
Institute of Directors says a voluntary code would “articulate standards for directors” without adding to the “burden” of regulation.
NEWS: Research, 17 June, 2022
Companies ‘may inflate ESG performance’ to boost ratings
Researchers say firms may exaggerate their ESG performance over fears that investors will divest from their stock.
NEWS: Governance, 17 June, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
Divestment may not drive renewables shift; US boards get bigger; call for transparency on lobbying; how famine affects board decisions.
NEWS: Investors, 14 June, 2022
BlackRock expands voting choice in response to investor demand
Voting will now be available to clients representing 47% of index equity assets globally, including 650 funds based in the US and UK.
NEWS: Research, 13 June, 2022
Gender diversity warning for FTSE All-Share Index
Report from Women on Boards and Protiviti reveals half of FTSE All Share companies outside the top 350 have no female board directors.
NEWS: Governance, 10 June, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
US investors vote against pay deals; sexism and the City—NZ edition; PwC fined over Kier audit; LGBT-led firms ‘outperform the market’.
COMMENT: Strategy, 9 June, 2022
Why risk perception is vital
It is easy to see the tragic situation unfolding in Ukraine in terms of a failure of risk perception by both Russia and the West.
NEWS: Diversity, 9 June, 2022
EU proposes 40% quota for female non-executives
Agreement sees the threshold reduced to 33% if boards agree rules to include executive roles in their gender quota calculations.