10 February, 2020
FTSE 100 hits target on female board directors—but challenges remain
The drive to increase the number of women in boardrooms may have reached a milestone of success, but companies have also been warned that the latest research has found a “concerning lack” of women...
6 February, 2020
Parker Review reveals slow progress on ethnic minority appointments
Britain’s largest companies are failing to appoint members from ethnic minority groups, according to the latest iteration of the Parker Review. This year’s report, compiled by Sir John Parker, ...
21 January, 2020
Narrow sustainability reporting boundaries ‘can amount to greenwashing’
The use of data is always contentious and so it proves with measures of sustainability. According to a new study, FTSE 100 companies
4 December, 2019
FTSE 100 boards fail to improve BAME representation
Fresh research concludes that FTSE 100 companies have failed to improve black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) representation at the highest level. Indeed, despite much discussion of the issue, the p...
19 August, 2019
FTSE 100 CEO pay falls as investors retain focus on remuneration policy
Median chief executive pay has fallen in the FTSE 100, according to new figures. Research from Deloitte claims median pay dropped from £4m to £3.4m in 2018, while the number of companies facing l...
9 July, 2019
Hampton-Alexander CEO warns of ‘challenge to shift attitudes’ on gender diversity
While the UK approach to boardroom gender diversity is “arguably” one of the most sophisticated in the world, there is still work to be done, according to the chief executive of the
28 May, 2019
Shareholders call for greater transparency on dividend policies
Shareholders have called for greater transparency on dividend policies following a review that found one in five companies are failing to stage an annual vote on dividend payouts, or are simply making...
7 May, 2019
Investors fail to challenge CEO pay
Back in 2012 the UK was in the grip of a debate about executive pay. The coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats were determined to do something about it. Indeed, by 2013 UK shareh...
25 February, 2019
Business minister’s intervention on board diversity is long overdue
This weekend we learned that business minister Kelly Tolhurst has written to FTSE 100 chairs calling them out ...
29 August, 2018
