Tag: compliance
Is your board at risk of sustainability litigation?
ESG disclosures, until recently focused on reputational risk and stakeholder expectations, are now becoming legal evidence.
UK watchdog highlights governance code ‘flexibility’
Boards should be confident when their best governance option means not complying with the code, according to the FRC.
AI is a ‘special case for governance’
As AI use in the boardroom grows, it’s essential to focus on the ethical and governance implications, an expert panel heard.
How to stay on the right side of the law
What happens when an organisation’s general counsel resigns? Effective succession planning is key to good governance.
Wood Group fined £13m over financial reporting
The company operated a ‘poor financial culture’, resulting in ‘poor practices’, the Financial Conduct Authority’s report said.
We need to reboot sustainability management
In an era of ‘over-sustainability’, boards could benefit from applying core principles more ruthlessly, while remaining compliant.
Four key compliance shifts you need to know
This month’s Governance Watch podcast is a regulatory briefing with expert participants from the law firm Ashurst.
We can drive growth with internal audit
To stay on the ascent, a business needs to take the right risks in the right way—that’s where internal audit comes in.
Omnibus package must not undermine EU sustainability
Now is the time for Europe to speed up green transition, rather than slow it down through inconsistency and diluting the law.
5 essential tenets for coping with global disruption
With global geopolitical tensions on an unprecedented scale, disrupting markets and data, how can governance oversight function?