9 October, 2020
FRC proposes ‘public interest report’ to highlight stakeholder issues
With all the talk of stakeholder interests in business it was only a matter of time before corporate reporting began to catch up. And so it has. This week sees the UK reporting watchdog issue proposal...
4 August, 2020
Companies should embrace Europe’s roadmap to stakeholder capitalism
It is now de rigueur for for any company seeking to respond to the urgency of climate change and the imperative of responsible business conduct to pledge to "serve their stakeholders". 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
9 March, 2020
EcoDa warns that sustainability standardisation ‘promotes box-ticking’
The European Union is attempting to improve non-financial reporting, but it has already received a warning. Indeed, officials have been told that standardisation of company information and metrics pri...
6 March, 2020
Investment Association calls for better climate risk reporting
More pressure is on the way for companies over climate risk reporting. The Investment Association (IA), a professional bo...
24 February, 2020
EU set to review its Non-Financial Reporting Directive
Barely two years after it came into effect, senior figures have confirmed the European Union’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) is to undergo review. The review will look closely at impro...
21 February, 2020
UK watchdog to review companies’ climate reporting
Like it or not, the climate-risk reporting of UK companies is about to come under close scrutiny. This week the UK’s corporate reporting watchdog, the
18 February, 2020
Better sustainability disclosures require clear reporting boundaries
Following news of Oxford Brookes University’s recent analysis and the
17 February, 2020
