22 May, 2020
FRC urges companies to provide ‘full disclosure’ of survival prospects
UK companies are under notice to be transparent about their prospects for survival as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. The warning comes from the
13 May, 2020
LGIM to vote against ExxonMobil chair over climate concerns
If there is one company that attracts the ire of those concerned with protecting the environment it is the world’s second largest oil company, ExxonMobil. The company’s history is not only one of ...
30 April, 2020
Companies ‘failing to demonstrate oversight of vulnerable workers’
More than eight out of ten companies are failing to respond to investor demands to demonstrate how they are have oversight of their most vulnerable workers, according to new research. The
24 April, 2020
Investors call for mandatory human rights due diligence
The issue of mandatory human rights due diligence for companies will not go away. This week a group of investors with $5trn in assets under management called on governments around the world to impose ...
20 April, 2020
Will Covid-19 accelerate the shift towards stakeholder governance?
Prior to the last financial crisis, the shareholder primacy model of corporate governance was unchallenged. Companies were run solely to the benefit of shareholders, with share price performance being...
9 April, 2020
Investors ‘expect boards to take a long-term view’ amid crisis
Investors expect boards to focus on a “long-term” approach to coping with the economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis, according to guidance from one of the largest groups of asset managers in the ...
17 March, 2020
Covid-19 is a new systemic risk. What are the implications for governance?
Covid-19 emerged in December 2019 and has quickly become a global crisis that threatens the health of individuals and the welfare of societies on a vast scale, including its impact on global economic ...
13 March, 2020
ICGN issues guidance for investors amid Covid-19 pandemic
Investors have been advised to avoid placing boards and their companies under pressure to take “undue risks” in search of a short-term investor benefit during the global Covid-19 pandemic. The ...
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
31 January, 2020
