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NEWS: Corporate resilience, 14 March, 2023
ESG resilience requires leaders to manage without certainty
Boards lack the understanding needed to face environmental and social challenges, according to LBS professor.
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NEWS: Governance, 10 March, 2023
News round-up: this week in governance
PwC fined over Babcock; EY split is on hold; Senate kills Biden ESG law; ChapGPT predicts M&As; directors who 'overboard'.
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NEWS: Risk management, 10 March, 2023
Anticipation is key to risk management and resilience
Experts warn that boards cannot devise a response plan to everything that might go wrong, so should focus on emerging risks.
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NEWS: Gender diversity, 9 March, 2023
Less than a third of FTSE 100 executives are women
In Europe as a whole, only 7.7% of top companies’ chief executives are female, gender diversity barometer shows.
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NEWS: Sustainability due diligence, 8 March, 2023
B Lab calls for EU directive to keep sustainability ‘duty of care’
The not-for-profit body cautions that removing mandatory consideration of sustainability in due diligence threatens green targets.
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NEWS: Board size, 7 March, 2023
Performance declines as boards grow in size
Researchers found that investment dropped by 2-3 percentage points as companies passed from 12 to 16 board members.
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NEWS: Governance, 3 March, 2023
News round-up: this week in governance
US divided on ESG influence in investment; FTSE 250 bullish on M&As; ChatGPT has a lot to say on governance.
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NEWS: ESG-linked pay, 1 March, 2023
‘Easy’ carbon targets keep executive pay high
Executives get ESG pay-outs despite ‘inadequate progress’ on carbon emissions, London Business School research suggests.
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NEWS: Sustainability due diligence, 28 February, 2023
BNP Paribas faces climate lawsuit over sustainability due diligence
NGOs join up to pursue bank through the courts for failing to comply with French law on human rights and sustainability due diligence.
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NEWS: Risk management, 23 February, 2023
Boards have an essential role in building resilient companies
Experts from boardrooms, academia, not-for-profits and consultancy will gather to explore the road to resilience in uncertain times.
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NEWS: Risk management, 23 February, 2023
‘Collaboration’ is key to preparing for geopolitical crises
Geopolitical risk is here to stay, but businesses may not be ready for the next major incident, says report from IIA and Airmic.
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22 February, 2023
Top companies fail to prove audit quality
Investment Association reveals the inadequacy of audit assessment in most FTSE 100 companies, with only 8% measuring up.
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21 February, 2023
Silicon Valley improves its governance
Big technology companies are stealing a march over other top corporates when it comes to female representation on the board.
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NEWS: Activism campaigns, 17 February, 2023
Activism campaigns rise worldwide
But research shows a reduction in campaigns in Europe last year, contrasting with the pronounced increase in the US and Asia.
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NEWS: Governance, 17 February, 2023
News round-up: this week in governance
ClientEarth pursues FCA over Ithaca Energy listing; DeSantis goes for woke—again; Covid-19 support scheme fraud.
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News: Robot directors, 15 February, 2023
Boards may evolve a ‘duty’ to use AI
Artificial intelligence has prompted huge interest and questions about whether the technology and the law are ready for robots on boards.
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News: Audit committees, 14 February, 2023
Audit committees name ESG reporting as top agenda item
US audit committees are focused on sustainability reporting despite ESG becoming a point of friction in US politics.
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News: Climate governance, 14 February, 2023
Climate case against Shell directors could set a ‘precedent’
NGO ClientEarth has launched litigation that could open the way for further legal action against company boards.
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NEWS: Risk management, 10 February, 2023
Resilience within business is key during uncertain times
Boards have an essential role in building resilience in companies so they can survive—and thrive—in the face of ever-changing risks.
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NEWS: Governance, 10 February, 2023
News round-up: this week in governance
IoD objects to Arm Holdings' special treatment; ESG pays its way—and is here to stay; Carbon Disclosure Project's disappointing stats.