Tag: corporate reporting
Companies ‘will face growing climate litigation’
‘Do your homework’ and get ready for a rise in climate-related lawsuits, warn legal experts at this year’s Davos conference.
Say-on-climate voting is on the up, but investor support falls
US shareholders tend to approve companies’ climate plans, while support is waning among European shareholders, finds study.
D&O insurance looks to ESG liability
Insurers’ growing interest in corporate governance may drive companies to improve management of ESG risk, research finds.
FRC advises on what makes a good annual report and accounts
Key characteristics for a high quality annual report and accounts include accuracy, consistency and qualitatively/quantitively material data.
Top stories of 2022: corporate governance gets political
This year saw economic crisis, an audit reform bill, and growing calls for corporate transparency—all against a backdrop of war in Ukraine.
How to ensure stakeholders trust your sustainability reporting
Assurance is growing in importance, sparking the need for robust global standards on sustainability data, and a focus on transferable skills.
News round-up: this week in governance
CofE cites ‘disconnect’ in top pay; do purpose statements work?; banks and their governance mentions; Big Three fund managers ‘deferential’.
Fall in number of firms doing well on climate disclosures
There are fewer top-scoring organisations than last year and little improvement overall, finds Climate Disclosure Project survey.
Call to reform ‘comply-or-explain’ element of governance
Academics propose that—if refined—the governance principle and the UK’s code will still be fit for purpose.
Stakeholder engagement: it’s time to ditch public vs private
Our radically altered corporate governance landscape, in pursuit of sustainability, requires an updated distinction between types of company.