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News round-up: this week in governance
Surveillance of home workers; Davos in Saudi Arabia; German ‘impact investors’; VW challenged on climate; HSBC’s ‘misleading’ adverts.
News round-up: this week in governance
Decarbonising ‘brown’ industries; funds pulled from BlackRock; the legitimacy of dual class shares; investors slow to address sustainability.
Investors seek clarity from firms on net zero pledges
Financial watchdog’s report reveals the need for ‘hard data’ detailing how net zero plans will be executed—and likely impacts on business.
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’.
Board veto of shareholder AGM resolution under scrutiny
Lawyers challenge boards blocking shareholder resolutions
Ethics, ‘shareholder wealth’ and Twitter drove companies to quit Russia
Cutting ties with Russia after social media boycott campaigns was ‘woke-wash’ for some companies, research suggests.
Companies fail to credibly commit to net zero pledges
Corporate governance needs a booster of ‘green pill’ obligations to hold organisations to account over their promises, write academics.
What the world can learn from Nordic boards
Proactive, engaged and democratic, corporate boards in Nordic countries are well-placed to deal with today’s complex operating environments.
The ESG debate needs to be more nuanced
The issues boards face are rarely straightforward, and ESG is no exception. It is time to drop the absolutist approach.
Companies urged to dig deeper on climate change reporting
The first annual disclosures vary in the quality of data provided and lack balanced discussion of future opportunities, say watchdogs.