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Greenhouse gases, 24 January, 2020

UK firms urged to improve carbon emissions reporting

Study reveals a lack of reliable data from UK companies and their suppliers, with large unexplained spikes in carbon emissions.
ARGA, 23 January, 2020

New UK regulator should be freed to focus on audit

There are fears that the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA) will foster a formulaic and legalistic interpretation of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

COMMENT: Sustainable business, 22 January, 2020

Why stakeholder capitalism is dominating the global business agenda

The World Economic Forum event at Davos has embraced the debate over stakeholder capitalism, as businesses and regulators seek to create long-term value.
Non-financial disclosures, 21 January, 2020

Narrow sustainability reporting boundaries ‘can amount to greenwashing’

Researchers found 72% of FTSE100 sustainability reports limited the activities reported on or used illustrative examples to suggest wider compliance.
Reporting, 20 January, 2020

Workforce disclosures ‘are not providing the data investors want’

Research from the Financial Reporting Council warns that despite greater engagement on workforce disclosures, companies are failing to report on the issues that matter to investors.
UK Corporate Governance Code, 9 January, 2020

FRC governance report calls for ‘greater focus’ on culture and strategy

Watchdog warns that many firms are failing to fully consider the importance of purpose to culture and strategy, or take stakeholder views into account.
US corporate governance, 9 January, 2020

Five myths and five realities about the role of shareholders

There are many myths propagated by the populist debate over the purpose of the corporation in general, and the role of its shareholders in particular.
Corporate governance, 7 January, 2020

ISS governance rating downgrade ‘can hit share performance’

Research shows the downgrading of a firm's ISS governance rating can result in a 1% slide in share performance—and the fall in value is not recovered.
Executive pay, 6 January, 2020

FTSE 100 CEOs ‘earn average worker’s annual salary in three days’

Top bosses will have earned an average worker's annual salary by 5pm today, according to research into executive remuneration.
Analysis, 2 January, 2020

Key trends in corporate governance for 2020

Five leading voices in corporate governance explain their priorities—and predictions—for the year ahead.
News review, 23 December, 2019

2019: The year in governance

This year saw the climate crisis accepted as a board-level issue, audit reviews, a UK election and a new focus on human rights and business purpose.
Corporate purpose, 18 December, 2019

BlackRock challenged to provide details of stakeholder pledge

A campaign group has lodged a shareholder resolution demanding BlackRock reports on how it will shift its priorities from “shareholders” to “stakeholders”.