24 February, 2021
Investors and analysts ‘still learning to price ESG-related incidents’
The world is full of ESG ratings promoting the benefits of a stellar corporate performance on environmental, social and governance factors. But what of the downsides? New research suggests ESG-related...
19 February, 2021
AIM and FTSE SMC companies lag behind larger firms on diversity
All-white boards are unlikely to disappear from smaller listed companies for years, according to a new report. Research into the progress of women and ethnic minority directors across the AIM UK 50...
19 February, 2021
Is it inevitable that the FTSE 350 is ahead on boardroom diversity?
Company Matters’ report, released this week, into diversity on FTSE SmallCap (SMC) and AIM listed company boards shows a familiar picture. Compellingly summarised in its own title
16 February, 2021
Firms need ‘two layers’ of AI governance
Have boards come to terms with the rise of artificial intelligence? It seems not. New research suggests large companies need to have two layers of AI governance if they are no longer to only superv...
10 February, 2021
Forced CEO turnover can damage the reputation of board directors
Parting company with an underperforming chief executive is a good thing, right? The fulfilment of a board’s governance responsibilities, and bound to boost their standing? It seems not. New resea...
15 January, 2021
Firms forge ahead with AI adoption despite a lack of skills on boards
More than two-thirds of boards intend to approve the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the next year, although there appear to be significant hurdles to successful integration. The ...
12 January, 2021
Local CEOs ‘spend more on CSR in their communities’
There is much discussion of why some chief executives do corporate social responsibility (CSR) well and others poorly. New research suggests one big factor may be whether corporate leaders are operati...
10 December, 2020
‘Unfriendly’ boards served better information by CEOs
When should a board be unfriendly with their chief executive? According to new research, boards should give CEOs a hard time if they suspect he or she is an “empire builder”, willing to launch inv...
9 December, 2020
Creativity in a crisis: finding a route to recovery through innovation
The pandemic has wrought much damage on the economy. Some businesses have perished and others will survive, likely through cutting costs. But there are those that will prosper in the recovery through ...
8 December, 2020
