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sustainability

COMMENT: Climate risk, 23 July, 2026

Why standardised sustainability reporting gives false comfort

Reporting consistency is a great step forward, but boards need to build on this with a dynamic approach to climate risk.

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NEWS: Corporate affairs, 21 July, 2026

AI and geopolitical uncertainty are top corporate fears

Survey of corporate affairs professionals reveals nearly half of respondents were unprepared to deal with an AI misinformation crisis.

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INSIGHT: Climate risk, 17 July, 2026

How to raise climate ambition

Board directors have a clear and evolving role in making plans to ensure a resilient and sustainable future for their organisations.

climate change

COMMENT: Climate transition, 10 July, 2026

Boards are key to transformative action on climate

Climate is a boardroom priority in a challenging context, and boards need to step up to create the new economy.

ESG journey

NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 6 July, 2026

Sustainability reporting in line with set standards is rising

More companies are converging around the use of European or international standards, according to a new report.

climate litigation risk management

INSIGHT: Climate litigation, 1 July, 2026

The board’s role in climate risk management

With its links to failures of governance, disclosure or internal controls, climate litigation is a strategic business risk.

divided path

COMMENT: Sustainability strategy, 30 June, 2026

Divided loyalties? A new path for sustainability

Sustainability as an executive function is not in decline, but being split into two—and there are risks to navigate.

climate transition plans

NEWS: Climate risk, 24 June, 2026

Climate transition plans are ‘not on track’

Only a third of corporates in sectors accounting for most global emissions have ‘coherent transition pathways’, study reveals.

spacex

NEWS: Governance, 23 June, 2026

SpaceX ESG score ‘on a par with Russia’

Elon Musk’s newly-listed space company was rated triple C—the lowest possible score, defined as a ‘laggard’ company.

human rights

NEWS: Business and human rights, 16 June, 2026

Need for UN rights framework has ‘never been stronger’

As the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights turn fifteen, they face ‘severe stress’, write experts.

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NEWS: Sustainable business, 9 June, 2026

EC urged to produce guidance on sustainability due diligence

Guidance consultation is ‘essential’ to clarify obligations and expectations, says a joint letter from law professors to the Commission.

ftse female leader

COMMENT: Leadership, 8 June, 2026

Why does more women in senior decision-making roles matter?

Complex times need different voices to navigate fast-moving change, but progress on women’s representation in the FTSE 350 is uneven.

nature risk

COMMENT: Supply chain risk, 4 June, 2026

How can boards tackle nature-dependent disruption?

To prevent further price shocks and supply crises, we need to focus now on nurturing resilience to nature risk.

disengaged worker

COMMENT: UK productivity, 1 June, 2026

It’s time to count the cost of disengagement

Only 11% of UK employees are happy at work. With disengaged workers having 18% lower productivity, why are leaders looking the other way?

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NEWS: Sustainability, 28 May, 2026

Faith group praises corporates ’under attack’ for sustainability policies

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, a body supported by the Church of England Pensions Board, highlights big companies pursuing ESG despite attacks from the right.

early warning

COMMENT: Business risk, 15 May, 2026

Are you ignoring a crucial early warning system?

When organisations choose to silence those who question corporate actions, it is bad for society—and bad for business.

human rights

NEWS: Human rights, 13 May, 2026

Attacks against whistleblowers rise globally

People are harassed, attacked and—in 53 cases—killed for speaking out against corporate harms, a new study reveals.

agm

NEWS: AGMs, 6 May, 2026

ICGN adds its resistance to online-only AGMs

The International Corporate Governance Network’s CEO has written to the EU to prevent ‘weakening shareholder rights’.

Europe boards

NEWS: Board expertise, 6 May, 2026

European boards lack geopolitical acumen

Only a fifth of boards have at least one member with any relevant experience in geopolitics, says the latest ecoDa barometer.

BP shareholder revolts

NEWS: Governance, 28 April, 2026

BP shareholder revolts ‘reveal trust issue’

The energy giant’s shareholders likely ‘feel excluded… or inadequately informed’, according to Minerva Analytics.

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