Tag: ethics
MPs demand jail time for directors who fail to prevent fraud
MPs are tabling an amendment to the economic crime and corporate transparency bill to address ‘outdated and ineffective’ liability laws.
Renewed call for human rights due diligence law
Mandatory compliance would prevent the UK from being ‘a laggard’ in Europe on environmental and supply chain issues, say business signatories.
Corporate efforts to define their ‘purpose’ fail to convince employees
Survey finds most staff believe their company has changed little or not at all since setting out a purpose.
Ethics, ‘shareholder wealth’ and Twitter drove companies to quit Russia
Cutting ties with Russia after social media boycott campaigns was ‘woke-wash’ for some companies, research suggests.
Ben & Jerry’s governance tested in court
Unilever, owner of the ice cream brand, is in conflict with the governance legacy put in place by Ben & Jerry’s when it changed hands.
The ESG debate needs to be more nuanced
The issues boards face are rarely straightforward, and ESG is no exception. It is time to drop the absolutist approach.
Consumers judge a company by its ‘morality’
Academics studying comments on Twitter find attitudes to brands are shaped by public perceptions of an organisation’s scruples.
Regulator fines KPMG £14.4m
The Financial Reporting Council’s investigation into the Big Four firm’s auditing of Carillion and Regenersis revealed serious misconduct.
Why do boards fail?
We can learn from governance first principles to build better boards, which can enable organisational success and create lasting value.
News round-up: this week in governance
EY caught cheating; paying NEDs; Disney supports Chapek’s stand on LGBQT rights; reporting on US human capital investment.