Strategy
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NEWS: Executive pay, 29 April, 2024
US executive pay soars
S&P 500 chief executives’ pay rises 9%, according to ISS figures, sparking speculation about pay for top UK CEOs.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 15 April, 2024
Executive pay debate intensifies with proxy advisors in the firing line
Big pharma chair Michel Demaré points to proxy advisors as cause of block on higher pay while more FTSE 100 companies plan boost to packages.
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INSIGHT: Reputation management, 5 April, 2024
Ignore reputation at your peril
Corporate reputation is critical, yet 67% of board directors fail to speak up in the face of entirely foreseeable crises.
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INSIGHT: M&As, 25 March, 2024
3 things to consider with M&As
Cultural alignment that leads to a successful and lasting partnership requires an early focus on the differences between people.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 13 March, 2024
Pay expert disputes case for higher executive pay
‘High equity-based pay should be an outcome, not an input,’ according to London School of Economics professor.
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NEWS: Parker Review, 11 March, 2024
FTSE 250 warned to ‘review’ approach to ethnic minority target
Board representation in FTSE 100 has improved, but many listed firms are lagging behind, the Parker Review reveals.
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PODCAST: Global competitiveness, 5 March, 2024
Competitiveness: what can Europe do to improve economic prospects?
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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INSIGHT: Workplace supply chain, 4 March, 2024
How to streamline workplace supply chains
Sometimes it pays—in terms of efficiency, sustainability and a healthier bottom line—to consolidate your suppliers.
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NEWS: Sustainability , 13 February, 2024
Manufacturers increase ESG commitment
A rising proportion of the UK’s makers are setting sustainability targets, but find it difficult to assess their suppliers’ ESG progress.
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INSIGHT: Sustainability, 7 February, 2024
How to be a sustainability leader, not a follower
A board that looks to embed sustainability as a ‘guiding force’ in the business will give its company the competitive edge.
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INSIGHT: Hybrid working, 31 January, 2024
It’s office life—but not as we know it
How flexible working options, including an office space, allow employees to access the social connections needed for productivity.
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INSIGHT: ESG-linked pay, 25 January, 2024
Do ESG bonuses improve sustainability?
ESG bonuses are on the rise: are they improving sustainability or just increasing executive wealth?
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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: Business disruption, 11 January, 2024
CEOs ‘more anxious’ than last year
Many fear for their jobs and are concerned about the US presidential election, US-China relations and keeping up with AI, research reveals.
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NEWS: Technology, 10 January, 2024
Boards are ‘inundated with data’ and face growing compliance risks
Organisations are struggling to achieve the data literacy that would empower their decision-making, new survey reveals.
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NEWS: CEO pay, 5 January, 2024
Executive pay gap widens further
Top CEOs will have earned more than a typical UK worker’s median annual pay by lunchtime on 4 January, thinktank estimates.
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NEWS: Sustainability , 3 January, 2024
Sustainability worries remain high priority among corporates
Climate issues feature prominently on the executive agenda, with sustainability investments on the rise globally, finds survey.
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NEWS: Executive pay, 19 December, 2023
UK chief executive pay gap widens
In the FTSE 350, the median chief executive’s pay was 57 times that of the median employee in 2022, up from 56:1 the previous year.
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NEWS: Governance, 7 December, 2023
‘Workers on boards’ idea is back on the table
European-style two-tier board system may help to end stagnation in the UK, reports the Resolution Foundation.
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NEWS: Chief executives, 6 December, 2023
CEO pay is rarely cut
But constraints such as shareholder guidelines can make board directors lower the pay offered to chief executives, research shows.