5 December, 2017
UK’s new governance code targets corporate culture, wider society and pay
A proposed new UK corporate governance code will stress the need for boards to consider their “contribution to wider society” and place new responsibilities on directors to manage company culture....
4 September, 2017
UK government waters down plans to strengthen corporate governance
Watered-down proposals to improve the UK’s corporate governance regime have been
29 August, 2017
Governance reform expands reporting obligation of large UK firms
Large non-listed companies in the UK will have to report on how they take into account the interests of employees, shareholders and the environment in which they operate, in what will be the biggest ...
11 July, 2017
France: Macron and the future of corporate governance
The election of president Emmanuel Macron in May, and the success of his representatives in...
19 May, 2017
Tories commit to greater employee involvement in governance
The Conservative Party has made a public commitment to legislate for the inclusion of employee representatives in the running of listed companies. The party also commits itself to requiring companies...
10 March, 2017
Employee representative ‘will do little’ to fix Sports Direct governance
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20 January, 2017
Bringing stakeholder comms online
Trust in business and, in particular, trust in those who manage business, is at a very low ebb. Politicians and the press have cast doubt on the degree to which directors actually regard the interest...
13 January, 2017
Project launches to improve boardroom understanding of stakeholders
Company secretaries are to work with investors to improve the involvement of employees and stakeholders in the decision-making of company boards. ICSA and the Investment Association are to work on ...
31 December, 2016
