Executive pay policy cannot be detached from societal and economic concerns, according to leading City figure.

Executive pay policy needs to be viewed through the lens of the UK’s economic growth challenges and cost-of-living crisis.

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis, high energy costs and inflation tops list of risks in Institute of Business Ethics research.

In the FTSE 350, the median chief executive’s pay was 57 times that of the median employee in 2022, up from 56:1 the previous year.

Resilience will be required to face a ‘poly-crisis’ of immediate and simultaneous risk issues, internal auditors believe.

FTSE 100 saw median pay for chief executives up 16% from 2021 to 2022, High Pay Centre think tank research shows.

Public trust in UK businesses is six points down on last year, research by the Institute of Business Ethics finds.

Experts from boardrooms, academia, not-for-profits and consultancy will gather to explore the road to resilience in uncertain times.

Agility, planning in the shorter term and bravery will all stand chief executives in good stead in another unpredictable year.

Boards have an essential role in building resilience in companies so they can survive—and thrive—in the face of ever-changing risks.