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NEWS: Selection, 17 March, 2022
Parker Review: 89 of FTSE 100 hit ‘one-by-21’ target
Report hails “remarkable progress” on ethnic diversity of non-executives, but highlights concerns over executive roles and talent pipelines.
NEWS: Investors, 15 March, 2022
Shell faces shareholder litigation over climate risk
Campaign group ClientEarth claims board members have breached their directors’ duties by failing to “properly prepare” for climate change.
NEWS: Regulation, 14 March, 2022
SEC set to issue proposals on US climate change disclosures
Three-quarters of the 550 responses to the SEC consultation are said to be in support of mandatory climate reporting.
NEWS: Crisis management, 11 March, 2022
CEOs under fire: the psychology of leaders in a warzone
The business world expects bosses to perform under pressure, not under fire. How are corporate leaders in Ukraine dealing with the crisis?
NEWS: Governance, 11 March, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
The Big Four leave Russia; Apple investors call for “civil rights audit”; UK firms aim for gender parity; and trend grows for four-day weeks.
NEWS: Leadership, 8 March, 2022
MHP chair offers a case study in crisis leadership in Ukraine
John Rich is co-ordinating MHP’s distribution drivers throughout the country: “If we fail the biggest distribution of food in Ukraine fails.”
NEWS: Governance, 7 March, 2022
Amazon shareholders call for tax transparency
Investors want Amazon to use the Global Reporting Initiative’s Tax Standard to disclose its tax arrangements.
NEWS: Leadership, 4 March, 2022
‘The most important topic we discuss is the safety of our people’
Ukrainian firms are facing huge operational challenges, as well as responsibilities to their employees and the economy of their country.
NEWS: Regulation, 4 March, 2022
UK and EU regulation differences deepen complexity of sanctions
Difficulty of due diligence on sanctions intensifies, as a host of companies around the world withdraw from Russian investments.
NEWS: Governance, 4 March, 2022
News round-up: this week in governance
IoD disappointed over Wates Principles adoption; Allianz demands ESG KPIs are linked to executive pay; Denise Coates takes a pay cut.