12 February, 2021
Six key areas of brand activism—and how your company can speak out
On 6 January 2021 the world watched with horror at the storming of the US Capitol. Some were shocked, others angered, and many felt disbelief this was actually happening on the soil of the world's mos...
8 January, 2021
CEO pay incentives reflect board priorities—and its still shareholder returns
Board Agenda readers will have noticed the growing criticism in recent times of the doctrine of shareholder primacy, and the promotion of alternative philosophies based on concepts such as "p...
30 November, 2020
Watchdog’s ire provoked by ‘vague’ purpose statements
Regulators are a little disappointed. While the world is calling on companies to better define their purpose, it’s not going as well as it should. A review of governance statements from 100 UK co...
23 October, 2020
Business leaders want incentives to spur switch to ‘purposeful’ companies
Enthusiasm for companies becoming “purposeful” organisations has grown considerably in recent years—and even more so during the pandemic. New research reveals that businesses believe they should...
2 July, 2020
The PEP framework: how business can harness the power of purpose
The needs of stakeholders in a corporate ecosystem are changing. New generations of employees who will soon make up the majority of the workforce are demanding more than just safe and fairly compensat...
7 April, 2020
Business ‘will fundamentally change’ as result of Covid-19 crisis
Business will “fundamentally” change as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, according to one of the UK’s leading experts on corporate governance. Colin Mayer, professor of management at the Saï...
7 April, 2020
No more business as usual: Professor Colin Mayer, Saïd Business School
Covid-19 has presented business with its biggest challenge since the financial crisis of 2008. Perhaps one of the most pressing questions is whether the development of “purposeful” businesses will...
28 November, 2019
A manifesto for UK leadership on corporate governance
In October, MPs and peers voted in favour of an early general election in the UK, bringing to an end a Parliamentary session defined by Brexit but also characterised by the neglect of important busine...
23 May, 2018
Asset managers devise questions for “purpose-led” companies
A group of ten asset managers have formulated questions for boards to assess whether their businesses are “genuinely purpose-led”. Investors with assets worth $8trn, including BlackRock, Legal ...
26 February, 2018
