Tag: risk management
US passes clawback rules
Regulators have moved on clawbacks in Washington while the UK has them under review.
Governance must not stand in the way of innovation
As regulation increases, innovation suffers—but a diverse, savvy board can promote a corporate culture open to change.
Integrity as a means of internal control
Harnessing the power of integrity will improve the decisions taken by everyone in your organisation, and can lead to rapid culture change.
Succession planning can calm the market
When a good CEO announces their departure, revealing a succession plan eases the pain in more ways than one, finds research.
Investors call for sustainability standards to take in ‘double materiality’
Asset managers want the ISSB to include proposals for companies to report their impact on the environment.
MPs demand jail time for directors who fail to prevent fraud
MPs are tabling an amendment to the economic crime and corporate transparency bill to address ‘outdated and ineffective’ liability laws.
Greenwashing: are directors ultimately liable?
Directors who pay lip service to climate-related risks may be exposed to breach of duty claims for failing to protect firms’ interests.
Let AI pick up the board’s admin only, experts advise
It may be some way off yet, but governance by robots is coming and directors need to be ready, according to new research.
Meta faces US lawsuit over its corporate governance
A Meta stockholder alleges that the company’s business model failed to consider the risks to society and to ‘diversified stockholders’.
Campaigners protest against EU due diligence proposals
Objectors say the directive on corporate sustainability and human rights falls short, while companies criticise the demands it makes.