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NEWS: Corporate due diligence, 12 February, 2024
EU delays vote on corporate due diligence law
There are fears the European Council may not gain the required votes to pass the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
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NEWS: Financial regulation, 9 February, 2024
Changes to London listings ‘expose investors to undue risk’
FCA proposals will ‘roll back’ governance and mean ‘weaker voting rights’, writes global investor stewardship body.
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NEWS: Governance, 9 February, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Exxon to sue sustainability activists; Ukraine finds time to focus on its corporate governance; contrasting US and European attitudes to ESG.
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NEWS: Sustainability due diligence, 7 February, 2024
Campaigners rally to save EU corporate due diligence law
Germany’s threatened abstention from a key vote on Friday could lead the way to derail the new sustainability directive.
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NEWS: Board diversity, 7 February, 2024
Female board quotas ‘improve employment practices’
The use of quotas in France saw shareholder support for women candidates increase rather than fall, research finds.
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NEWS: Governance, 2 February, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Audit is ‘not a fun place to be’; Kemi Badenoch unseats Post Office chair Henry Staunton; how do you tell who owns a company?
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NEWS: Boardroom pay, 1 February, 2024
Pay for NEDs in Europe falls in real terms
Low fee increases over the past five years mean non-executive directors’ pay rises have dropped below inflation, survey shows.
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NEWS: UK Corporate Governance Code, 31 January, 2024
UK Corporate Governance Code an ESG ‘disappointment’
Thinktank criticises the Financial Reporting Council for deleting ‘pretty tame’ measures related to ESG from the latest version.
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NEWS: Sustainability reporting, 29 January, 2024
Ethical standards put in place for sustainability audits
In a move to boost sustainability assurance and cut greenwash, auditors are given ‘a clear framework of expected behaviour’.
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NEWS: Governance, 26 January, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Investor Forum invites listed company boards to join; saving companies from the climate crisis; leaders welcome AI
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NEWS: Directors' duties, 24 January, 2024
ClientEarth queries Shell climate ruling
The NGO says the court’s ruling ‘raises important questions’ on whether too much ‘discretion’ was given to directors over section 172.
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INTERVIEW: Sustainability, 24 January, 2024
Alison Taylor: ‘Business can do the right thing’
Taylor is optimistic that better leadership can enable purpose and sustainability to go beyond tackling reputational and regulatory risk.
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NEWS: Governance, 23 January, 2024
Regulator updates UK governance code
Reporting on internal controls is a key feature of the scaled-down 2024 update, as is the principle of ‘comply or explain’.
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NEWS: Audit, 19 January, 2024
Watchdog monitors Post Office inquiry
While the Financial Reporting Council has no power over the Post Office, it might investigate audit work at the quango.
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NEWS: Governance, 19 January, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
FCA to probe harassment; audit chairs' decision-making; firms seek AI skills; Disney clashes with Nelson Peltz; US unions focus on Starbucks.
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PODCAST: Inflation and interest rates, 18 January, 2024
2024 uncertainties: inflation, interest rates, trade wars and skills shortages
An expert panel discuss their view of global trends for the business world in Board Agenda's The Macro Memo podcast.
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NEWS: Chief executives, 18 January, 2024
Female CEOs take on less debt than male CEOs
Women are more risk-averse leaders than men, especially when market competition is high, research suggests.
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NEWS: ESG and executive pay, 17 January, 2024
ESG performance ‘now an integral factor in executive pay’
Research shows US companies with higher revenues focus on ESG factors when determining C-suite incentive plans.
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NEWS: Governance, 12 January, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
ESG fund launches tail off drastically in 2023; Financial Reporting Council fines firms £33.2m; CEOs should be the 'voice of reason'.
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WEBINAR: Boardroom decision-making, 11 January, 2024
Automated boardroom decision-making will ‘always need humans’
Despite the growth in data analytics and AI, human intervention will always be essential, a recent webinar heard.