The French government seeks ‘indefinite postponement’ of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

Business needs predictability—and that’s in short supply, according to Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.

The use of quotas in France saw shareholder support for women candidates increase rather than fall, research finds.

Companies retreat to their bubbles; introverts retreat to home working; the French get ahead on ‘responsible capitalism’.

Pressure grows on social media companies, the economy slows in South Korea, France and Italy fall out, while Alphabet and Shell go fly a kite.

Following a raft of corporate scandals uncovered by whistleblowers, the business risks associated with an individual revealing wrongdoing should not be underestimated in the boardroom.

Governance and regulation news from around Europe, from European voices on British boards post-Brexit, to investors calling for worker representation on boards.

France’s Financial Stability Council orders banks to keep aside an additional capital buffer to cover potential risk related to growing private sector borrowing.

Figures reveal that companies in France have moved to combines the roles of chairman and chief executive, in contradiction to trends elsewhere.

Board Agenda reports on risk-related convulsions across the globe, from Spain’s constitutional crisis to Washington’s ongoing conflict with North Korea.