Governance
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting rules, 11 February, 2025
Campaigners fight for rigorous EU sustainability rules
Economists, academics and unions fear the proposed revision of new legislation will increase risk of climate disruption.
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NEWS: Board confidence, 7 February, 2025
Corporate confidence falls amid economic uncertainty
Boards have become more pessimistic about their organisations’ ability to cope with disruption, survey reveals.
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INSIGHT: UK Corporate Governance Code, 7 February, 2025
Now is the time to consider the UK Corporate Governance Code
Boards can find positivity—rather than pain—if they approach the coming requirements with vigour and rigour.
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NEWS: Sustainability assurance, 5 February, 2025
Big Four firms’ success threatens sustainability assurance choice
Clients’ preference for a Big Four firm may restrict the market and disadvantage challenger firms, finds the FRC.
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NEWS: Chief executives, 31 January, 2025
CEO turnover at record global high
Figures show a steep rise in chief executives moving on in 2024, many prompted by the challenges of AI and investor activism.
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NEWS: International business, 29 January, 2025
OECD looks to Ukraine’s future corporate governance
Despite the war, Ukraine is reforming its economy to meet international standards, but has some way to go.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting rules, 27 January, 2025
France calls for a halt on EU sustainability disclosure laws
The French government seeks ‘indefinite postponement’ of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
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NEWS: Dual-class shares, 24 January, 2025
Opposition to dual-class share structures ‘set to grow’
Asset owners are adopting tactics to sanction the use of dual-class voting, according to a report on changing policies.
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NEWS: Climate reporting rules, 21 January, 2025
US targets EU sustainability reporting
A member of Congress declares European rules on disclosure are ‘foreign regulation that puts America last’.
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NEWS: Diversity, equity and inclusion, 17 January, 2025
UK firms urged to continue support for diversity and inclusion
In a trend ‘deeply concerning’ to some, a number of major US firms, including Walmart and McDonald’s, plan to scale back their DEI practices.
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NEWS: Audit standards, 15 January, 2025
Initiative set to create ethical culture standards for audit firms
The project will use a ‘global framework’ for standards to improve ethics, resilience and sustainability, says ethics body the IESBA.
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NEWS: Audit reform, 14 January, 2025
‘Uncertainty’ remains over audit reform
The Institute of Directors foresees a move forward by the government, but whether this will follow previous proposals is unclear.
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NEWS: Diversity, equity and inclusion , 10 January, 2025
Political pressure affects US diversity metrics
In the face of strong right-wing opposition, DEI is still a key measure used in executive pay schemes, research finds.
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NEWS: CEO turnover, 9 January, 2025
Sacking a CEO can ‘harm a board director’s career’
Forcing out an underperforming chief executive may not be the governance ‘boss move’ that boards think it is, research finds.
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NEWS: Governance, 24 December, 2024
Governance in 2024: too much, or not enough?
In a year where London listings continued to fall, there were calls for higher CEO pay and a reduction in the ‘governance burden’.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 18 December, 2024
Government’s advisers endorse new UK sustainability reporting standards
Adopting IFRS S1 and S2 is a ‘crucial step in aligning UK businesses with global reporting practices’, according to regulators.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 17 December, 2024
Campaigners lobby to keep EU sustainability reporting rules
Advocates call for ‘smart and easy implementation’ of the CSRD, saying political pressure reveals a ‘deregulatory agenda’.
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NEWS: Shareholder rights, 11 December, 2024
Railpen ‘resists the race to the governance bottom’
The pension fund, one of the country’s largest, seeks to protect shareholders after the recent changes to UK listing rules.
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INSIGHT: Sustainability reporting, 10 December, 2024
Get ready for January 2025: CSRD reports
Why assured integrated reporting is the key to complying with the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
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NEWS: Audit market, 6 December, 2024
UK audit market shows signs of diversifying
There has been an increase—albeit small—in challenger audit firms’ share of the takings, according to FRC figures.