Toyota faces investor pressure on climate; IIA’s top risk; Shell’s climate battle; Norges Bank takes US to task on ESG; Musk unrepentant; do we need specialist NEDs?

NZ boosts ESG in governance code; bid to oust BP chair; Exxon challenged; KPMG and EY audits; female directors mean better forecasting.

Extra voting rights could give the boost needed for firms to take higher risk ESG decisions on low-carbon technology, argues legal academic.

Experts warn that boards cannot devise a response plan to everything that might go wrong, so should focus on emerging risks.

NGOs join up to pursue bank through the courts for failing to comply with French law on human rights and sustainability due diligence.

To gain economic benefits, UK businesses will need resilient and flexible supply chains to provide the materials critical for manufacturing.

Rather than push for say-on-climate votes, unhappy shareholders tend to simply vote against the reappointment of directors, research finds.

One in 10 mergers and acquisitions now has an ESG component, according to estimates by Bain & Co consultancy.

This past year saw a rise in climate litigation, with a focus on the commercial sector and the exploration of claims relating to ESG issues.

Our radically altered corporate governance landscape, in pursuit of sustainability, requires an updated distinction between types of company.