23 March, 2021
Do we overestimate the impact of CEOs on company performance?
Do CEOs really affect company performance? Many would argue that they don’t, and that companies would get along just fine without the intervention of a high-flying, exhorbitantly paid chief executiv...
6 April, 2020
What’s in your hand? How businesses can create social value
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the imperative for businesses to be responsible. Companies that have put profits above purpose have been rightly shamed, such as Sports Direct, who
5 February, 2018
Dutch corporate governance committee calls for more shareholder activism
Shareholders should have a more active role to ensure better long-term value creation in organisations, according to the Dutch government’s monitoring committee. In its report on the implementati...
8 November, 2017
Non-execs need the right skills for effective integrated reporting
It is a clear expectation that board members are financially literate and any board using a skills matrix will encapsulate this in some way. But what about an understanding of value beyo...
31 July, 2017
IIRC marks advances in integrated reporting, but ‘work to be done’ in US
The reach of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) increased by more than half during 2016, according to the body's annual report. The IIRC also celebrated bringing on board China's...
26 June, 2017
