Governance
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Payment practices, 25 January, 2017
New reporting rules on payment practices for large firms
Large UK companies will be obliged to reveal payment practices in a bid to increase transparency and help small business suppliers negotiate fairer terms.
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Governance reform, 25 January, 2017
Unions and business groups unite to call for strengthened governance
TUC and corporate governance bodies join together in plea for new regulators overseeing governance.
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World Economic Forum, 20 January, 2017
May: governance reform at heart of UK effort to remain ‘global’
UK PM tells leaders at World Economic Forum that reforming governance and ensuring big business stands by its responsibilities to communities is central to Britain's economy retaining a global outlook.
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Gender diversity, 15 January, 2017
New gender quotas come into force for large French companies
Large French companies will now be required to have at least 40% of female board members.
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UK Plc governance, 14 January, 2017
Governance leaders to produce guidance on UK board decision-making
ICSA: the Governance Institute and the Investment Association have launched a project to ensure UK Plc boards factor the views of their employees and other stakeholders into their decision-making.
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Governance & leadership, 14 January, 2017
2017: Key issues in the year ahead
The PM's green paper, technology, responsible leadership and Brexit: experts highlight the issues they see as most important for corporate governance and leadership in the next 12 months.
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Employees on boards, 5 January, 2017
Workers on boards
Employees in British boardrooms remains a topic for debate in the UK. Lynn Strongin Dodds investigates models across Europe and learns that there is no “one-size-fits-all”.
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Remuneration, 3 January, 2017
Executive pay battle: a futile stomp over old ground
A government green paper proposes binding votes on executive pay. Michael Price argues that the "corporate elite" has tried and failed to self-regulate and it is time for something new.
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2016, 31 December, 2016
2016: the governance year in review
Scandals, distrust of big business and a belief that business should be about more than turning a profit are some of the themes underlying the big governance stories in 2016.
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Executive pay, 20 December, 2016
Mind the (pay) gap
The gulf between executive and employee pay is widening, but nomination and remuneration committees should exercise restraint, argues Angeli Benham of Legal & General.
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VW fuel scandal, 20 December, 2016
VW: restoring confidence
Can Volkswagen recover from the corrosive effects of Dieselgate? Andrew Cave analyses what went wrong, what the company is doing to repair the damage and which direction it will now take.
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Sustainability, 20 December, 2016
Corporate commitment to ESG principles will survive Trump
US corporate integration of ESG principles unlikely to be challenged by a Trump presidency because progress made so far has come without the need for legislation that could be repealed.
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Takeovers, 19 December, 2016
Fox-Sky deal to face governance demands
Efforts to stymie the 21st Century Fox takeover of Sky could focus on governance demands.
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Corporate trust, 15 December, 2016
Beyond the boardroom
In the eyes of society, business is in the doghouse. How can we rebuild corporate trust and restore self-esteem? The answer lies in looking at the bigger picture, argues Edward Speed.
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Integrated reporting, 14 December, 2016
Multi-capital reporting could rebuild public trust in business
Finance directors believe using multi-capital reporting could help change attitudes to big business.
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Interview: Michelle Edkins, Blackrock, 14 December, 2016
Interview: Michelle Edkins, Blackrock
Blackrock is the world’s largest asset manager, so when it speaks, boards listen. Michelle Edkins, the company’s head of global investment stewardship, swears by the importance of good board composition and diversity.
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Boardroom skills, 13 December, 2016
Director performance and the ‘expectations gap’
Growing stakeholder pressure prompts changes in director recruitment, evaluation, and education, says Susan Stautberg of the WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation.
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Netherlands governance, 12 December, 2016
Dutch revise governance with long-term value creation at its heart
Dutch revise governance to stress importance of long-term value creation, good corporate culture and internal audit.
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Geo-blocking, 9 December, 2016
Bars to geo-blocking mooted
The EC has proposed new rules on geo-blocking by online traders and content publishers.
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Remuneration, 9 December, 2016
Remuneration guidance published
ICGN publishes new guidelines on executive and non-executive director remuneration, to help companies, shareholders and investors.