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1. INSIGHT: Compliance, 2 June, 2020

   Internal investigations are on the rise—but are they robust enough?

   New legislation in the UK and Europe has added pressure for more internal investigations. But the lack of guidance puts companies at a disadvantage.

2. Stakeholder capitalism, 1 June, 2020

   Covid-19 pandemic ‘has accelerated shift to stakeholderism’

   Research from the Sustainability Board Report finds the crisis is highlighting the way business "depends on the collective support of society”.

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   COMMENT: Research, 28 May, 2020

   How will Covid-19 impact diversity in UK business?

   Despite evidence that diversity leads to better business outcomes, the Covid-19 pandemic threatens progress in this area—and thereby risks the recovery.

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   Economy, 26 May, 2020

   Growth in protectionism ‘threatens corporate governance’

   Academics warn that protectionism is growing under economic conditions created by the pandemic—and could undermine progress on corporate governance.

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   Corporate reporting, 22 May, 2020

   FRC urges companies to provide ‘full disclosure’ of survival prospects

   The UK financial watchdog warns that reporting should reflect the impact of Covid-19—under different scenarios—on liquidity, viability and solvency.

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   Public opinion, 21 May, 2020

   ‘Chairman contagion’ highlighted as growing reputational risk

   Negative fallout from one organisation can seep into another via "chairman contagion", according to a report on reputational risk.

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   Strategy, 19 May, 2020

   McKinsey diversity report highlights growing performance risk

   Companies that score poorly on both gender and ethnic diversity are 27% more likely to underperform on profitability, according to the latest McKinsey report on diversity.

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   Stakeholder capitalism, 18 May, 2020

   Business Roundtable members ‘should become benefit corporations’

   Harvard academics argue that the only way to make the group's stated stakeholder commitments enforceable is for the firms to become benefit corporations.

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   Climate risk, 13 May, 2020

   LGIM to vote against ExxonMobil chair over climate concerns

   The asset manager has a policy of voting against combined CEO–chair roles, but also cites worries about Exxon's "lack of strategic ambition" on climate.

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   Corporate governance, 12 May, 2020

   MPs call for ban on state aid for firms using tax havens

   UK politicians have urged the chancellor to exclude businesses using tax havens from state aid, with a moratorium on dividends and curbs on CEO pay.

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   Remuneration, 7 May, 2020

   Quarter of FTSE 100 companies cut executive pay

   Covid-19 crisis sees renewed emphasis from investors on alignment between executive pay and wider workforce remuneration.

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    Research, 4 May, 2020

    Poor mental health ‘associated with greater CEO turnover’

    A study in Sweden looked at the health records of 25,000 CEOs to explore the role of mental and physical well-being on tenure, governance and policies.

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