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UK CEO pay growth rate beats US; FTSE 100 CEOs behind on diversity; boost for Britain’s whistleblowers; US top pay ‘down to luck’.

Although good progress has been made overall, nearly a fifth of boards have no ethnic minority member yet.

Boards have become more pessimistic about their organisations’ ability to cope with disruption, survey reveals.

UK CEOs under pressure need board help, so directors seek more operational information, recent research reveals.

C-suite executives lack confidence that their boards can cope with rapidly evolving business risks, survey results suggest.

US boards’ operational input grows; investor calls for Rio Tinto to leave FTSE 100; EU corporate sustainability directive ‘lacks teeth’.

No parity for women on boards ‘before 2038’; Elon Musk’s stratospheric pay packet; how to avoid climate risk violations.

The top corporate leadership roles are being filled in ways that neglect diversity, equity and inclusion, research reveals.

Survey also shows poor progress on diversity, with chief executive appointments being almost exclusively white and male.