A head of stewardship warns that asset managers being ‘totally scattered’ puts long-term sustainable performance at risk.

London’s Capital Markets Industry Taskforce asks watchdog to move from ‘apply and explain’ model to ‘comply or explain’.

Revised code shifts the emphasis from stating policies to assessing outcomes, with ESG and climate named as key areas for companies to take into account.

Commons committee report says the new Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority should be given the tools to clamp down on companies that “behave unreasonably on executive pay”.

The revamped governance code and guidance amount to a demand for cultural change in the boardroom. But how should boards change in order to better manage the risks associated with poor corporate culture?

Investors are placing environmental, social and governance issues at the top of their agendas, and they expect companies to do the same.