Directors and senior executives feel they are ill-prepared for incoming ESG regulations, Sustainability Board survey reveals.

The Institute of Directors’ ‘Manifesto for Business’ also seeks change to section 172 to promote company purpose.

Government legislative agenda sees FRC reduce governance code revisions, but declaration on controls survives the cull.

Further delay ‘will not achieve the aim of restoring trust in audit and corporate governance’, says Deloitte managing partner.

The government’s bonfire of the regulations expected for audit reform creates a source of uncertainty for business.

Responses to the FRC’s consultation on its proposals highlight practical concerns about implementation and compliance.

We need to ensure that regulations do not inappropriately reduce a board’s ability to take decisions in the best interests of the company.

The Institute of Directors says the FRC proposal on board governance means ‘lines of accountability will be blurred’.

In Europe as a whole, only 7.7% of top companies’ chief executives are female, gender diversity barometer shows.

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