15 April, 2021
Campaign urges reform of section 172 to promote ‘purpose of the company’
Campaigners, among them big business names such as John Lewis and Innocent Drinks, have launched a project to reform section 172 of the Companies Act and overhaul the fiduciary duties of board directo...
4 March, 2021
Dual-class shares come a step closer in the UK as Lord Hill issues review
London has moved closer to the introduction of dual-class shares. Though contentious, a new report
16 February, 2021
Why ESG strategy is a complex corporate challenge for boards
ESG: three simple letters that can stand for total confusion unless it is fully understood by the board. It is not about compliance per se, although some boards may choose to view it that way. It is a...
15 January, 2021
Firms forge ahead with AI adoption despite a lack of skills on boards
More than two-thirds of boards intend to approve the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the next year, although there appear to be significant hurdles to successful integration. The ...
21 August, 2020
Governance week: stakeholderism, US election, IoD departure, ESG blow
This week saw the Business Roundtable (BRT), a club for the largest corporations, mark one year since
1 July, 2020
Governance centre aims to rebuild ‘professional legitimacy’ of directors
While the Covid-19 pandemic may not have been caused by a corporate governance failing, it has certainly shone a light on areas that need reform. This week the UK’s Institute of Directors launche...
29 June, 2020
Institute of Directors launches new corporate governance centre
The UK will this week become home to a new centre studying corporate governance, aimed in part at resolving issues thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic. Established by the Institute of Directors, tho...
24 March, 2020
Regulators must grant boards flexibility during Covid-19 crisis
The outbreak and spread of coronavirus has put real pressure on all aspects of human life including the functioning of our corporate governance framework. In order to support directors over this perio...
12 February, 2020
Stakeholder debate should not be used to weaken shareholder rights
Relations between investors and boards have reached a low ebb. That was the verdict recently of Andy Griffiths, executive director of the
28 November, 2019
