Tag: corporate governance
Average US CEO pay increases to $21.3m
Bosses in the top 350 US companies have seen their remuneration rise by 14%, with the ratio of CEO pay to average US worker income now 320:1.
Worker directors: what to consider when appointing employees to boards
Worker directors provide a direct link between the board and employees—and new perspectives on a business. But the move is not without its challenges.
What would a Biden–Harris victory mean for US corporate governance?
Joe Biden says shareholder primacy must end; Kamala Harris has spoken out on diversity and equal pay. US businesses should be prepared for change.
S&P prefers its CEOs to be insiders
A new study reveals that big US corporates are unlikely to look far from home for their next chief executive.
Diligent launches search for top 100 governance professionals 2020
The Modern Governance 100 programme honours company secretaries, corporate counsels and other professionals driving change in their organisations.
#MeToo continues: why sexual harassment is a growing litigation risk
US investors are using federal securities law to launch claims over sexual harassment policy compliance. Boards should take this seriously.
What’s a company for? An answer from Ancient Greece
An imagined dialogue between Milton Friedman, the economist who has come to represent the shareholder primacy world view, and Socrates.
Institute of Directors launches new corporate governance centre
The independent body will examine issues such as artificial intelligence, stakeholder governance and sustainability, as well as post-pandemic recovery.
Importance of culture ‘ignored by most corporate governance codes’
Research reveals many watchdogs and regulators around the world are not considering the role of corporate culture when formulating governance codes.
Investors use securities law to sue over sexual misconduct
Shareholders have begun using laws governing corporate disclosures to hold companies to account over “material impact” of sexual harassment.