US shareholders to target boardroom idlers; call for a debate on the concept of ESG; High Pay Hour 2023; Germans get ahead on due diligence.

We asked key figures what would help boards this year. The answers ranged from ‘smarter blockchain tech’ to ‘a cool head over executive pay’.

CofE cites ‘disconnect’ in top pay; do purpose statements work?; banks and their governance mentions; Big Three fund managers ‘deferential’.

A recent webinar heard that say-on-climate voting is expected to rise, while ESG remains a ‘hot topic’, as does executive pay.

The way the labour market works—or fails to work—presents a dilemma for remuneration committees when it comes to executive pay.

Regulators have moved on clawbacks in Washington while the UK has them under review.

Over half of FTSE 100 executive bonus plans now contain an element addressing ESG. Here’s why it makes sense.

PwC fined for BT audit; greenwashing sanctions; cost of living crisis; $300m pay deal; US private equity and CEOs.

Study shows US bosses who took salary cuts in 2020 saw no overall reduction in compensation once other elements were taken into account.

A report from EQ forecasts the big topics in this season’s AGMs, and underlines the need to get out of reaction mode.