Strategy
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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.
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INSIGHT: Artificial intelligence, 5 December, 2023
AI priorities for the board
To reap the benefits of artificial intelligence, boards will need to work on their organisational confidence, talent and value.
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NEWS: Severance pay, 15 November, 2023
‘Golden parachute’ concerns take flight in the US
The number of shareholder proposals calling for a vote on severance packages has skyrocketed, finds proxy adviser ISS.
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INSIGHT: Acquisitions and ESG, 30 October, 2023
Deploying M&A to advance sustainability agendas
'Sustainability considerations are becoming increasingly important in M&As. Companies that fail to properly assess and manage their sustainability risks and opportunities can face significant financial and reputational consequences.'
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NEWS: Mergers and acquisitions, 10 October, 2023
M&As are damaged by ‘ESG amnesia’ in the US
Researchers find ESG policies get conveniently forgotten when the stakes are high, citing the sale of Twitter as a case in point.
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NEWS: AGM trends, 12 September, 2023
Shareholder dissent focuses on pay
AGM season review reveals that remuneration is still the topic that attracts most shareholder opposition in Europe.
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NEWS: Ethics, 6 September, 2023
Companies’ ethical stance on Russia goes unrewarded
Stock returns fell at multinationals that took action after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, research project shows.