Tag: Unilever
Ben & Jerry’s governance tested in court
Unilever, owner of the ice cream brand, is in conflict with the governance legacy put in place by Ben & Jerry’s when it changed hands.
News round-up: this week in governance
Gun control and ESG; CEO pay rebounds; Nelson Peltz joins Unilever board; warning to London Stock Exchange over market exits.
Unilever CEO defends company’s focus on sustainability
Alan Jope tells Davos that consumer habits, costs and recruitment mean that Unilever has to put ESG ‘at the heart of our business model’.
News round-up: this week in governance
Aviva issues climate warning; FRC seeks stakeholder insights; Unilever fights back; AI reporting needs improvement; and UK firms lead on ESG.
News round-up: this week in governance
Unilever’s green goals under fire; activists demand board changes; KPMG faces FRC over Carillion; State Street urges clarity on net zero.
WEF launches coalition to ‘put racial equality on the board agenda’
AstraZeneca, Unilever, BlackRock and IKEA are among the companies taking part in a project to improve racial equality in business.
Board moves: Unilever and Rathbone Brothers
Paul Polman is to leave Unilever months after a failed HQ move; and Rathbone Brothers’ FD is to take the chief role.
Unilever likely to part company with FTSE 100 index
Dutch company’s move to a single headquarters in the Netherlands is likely to see a departure from the London index.
Unilever opts for single Netherlands HQ and ‘one share one vote’
Unilever announces the end of its dual-registered structure to make Netherlands its home base, in a bid to improve governance and shareholder value.
Work to be done on ethnic diversity of banking and finance
Research finds improvement in the ethnic diversity of talent pipeline for banking and finance, but only a marginal lift in the number of boardroom positions held by non-white directors.