7 August, 2020
Stakeholderism: Study finds evidence in short supply
Have companies become more focused on stakeholders and toned down their attention to the interests of shareholders? Many argue there has been a shift but Harvard academics say they have evidence that ...
4 August, 2020
Companies should embrace Europe’s roadmap to stakeholder capitalism
It is now de rigueur for for any company seeking to respond to the urgency of climate change and the imperative of responsible business conduct to pledge to "serve their stakeholders". The...
3 August, 2020
EU urges firms to focus on long-term strategy over short-term goals
If there is one theme that characterises debate about corporate governance over the past decade it is the conflict between short-term and long-term strategy and decision-making. The European Commis...
27 July, 2020
A blueprint for business to transition to a nature-positive future
The average person today is 4.4 times richer and lives 25 years longer than in 1950. The Great Acceleration, however, has been brought to a screeching halt by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is clear ...
3 July, 2020
Companies Act duties ‘need testing in the courts’ to improve governance
New legislation will not be needed for corporate governance reform resulting from a move to a stakeholder capitalism model, says a leading academic. In an
3 July, 2020
What’s a company for? An answer from Ancient Greece
The now venerable management scholar Charles Handy asked “What’s a Business For?” in an article published in Harvard Business Review in 2002. Charles Handy has often been ahead of the t...
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...
1 July, 2020
Governance centre aims to rebuild ‘professional legitimacy’ of directors
While the Covid-19 pandemic may not have been caused by a corporate governance failing, it has certainly shone a light on areas that need reform. This week the UK’s Institute of Directors launche...
29 June, 2020
Institute of Directors launches new corporate governance centre
The UK will this week become home to a new centre studying corporate governance, aimed in part at resolving issues thrown up by the Covid-19 pandemic. Established by the Institute of Directors, tho...
9 June, 2020
