Tag: Alex Edmans
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.
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.
Governance in 2023: a step into the spotlight
In 2023, governance became an issue for us all: ESG is now a loaded term, while the spectre of AI is raising everyone’s game.
CEO pay is rarely cut
But constraints such as shareholder guidelines can make board directors lower the pay offered to chief executives, research shows.
Sustainability governance is on the rise
But despite greater corporate attention being paid to ESG, directors’ engagement with it is losing momentum, global report finds.
Academics criticise BlackRock gender diversity research
Its methodology came under fire, with some critics also pointing out it was wrong to focus on the business case for investing in women.
News round-up: this week in governance
BlackRock highlights gender diversity benefits; FRC publishes advice on ‘materiality mindsets’; WEF hears that growth takes many forms.
Diversity ‘a chance to increase a board’s problem-solving ability’
But organisations that approach diversity, equity and inclusion from a compliance perspective fail to reap its benefits, research finds.
Call to scrap ‘ESG’ as a term
The ESG label is ‘politicised, simplistic and restrictive’ and should be jettisoned, believes senior academic.
News round-up: this week in governance
UK ‘less optimistic’ on ESG than European boards; holding stock; ethics codes; governance in Japan; can ‘Succession’ tell us how to manage?