Defining sustainability standards; an AI education; should investors get to choose the chief executive?; Exxon row heats up.

New regulations, including the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, make hefty demands, say companies polled.

Governance and environmental skills in Fortune 100 companies have doubled in the past five years, research finds.

Corporate climate disclosures are ‘inconsistent’ and the resulting data limited, according to a report by a global investment association.

An efficient mechanism for hearing complaints and redressing grievances is a powerful tool for governance and human rights due diligence.

ESG bonuses are on the rise: are they improving sustainability or just increasing executive wealth?

The UK pension fund notes in voting guidelines that the ISSB reporting standards IFRS S1 and S2 should be seen as a ‘minimum’.

There is a need for firms to make ‘clearer, more decision-useful disclosures’, says the Financial Reporting Council.

The International Sustainability Standards Board’s guidance is aimed at improving trust in climate-related disclosures.

But the going is slow as the road is beset with difficulties, research on sustainability-related governance reveals.