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NEWS: ESG reporting, 1 May, 2024
ESG experts face reporting requirement challenges
New regulations, including the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, make hefty demands, say companies polled.
NEWS: Executive pay, 29 April, 2024
US executive pay soars
S&P 500 chief executives’ pay rises 9%, according to ISS figures, sparking speculation about pay for top UK CEOs.
NEWS: Governance, 26 April, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Shareholders accept remuneration policies; EU corporate sustainability directive voted into law; when directors become activists.
NEWS: ESG expertise, 25 April, 2024
Top US boards’ ESG credentials improve
NEWS: AI regulation, 25 April, 2024
‘No time to waste’ to regulate AI on the board
NEWS: CEO appointments, 23 April, 2024
Sharp rise in FTSE 100 CEO churn
NEWS: Governance, 19 April, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
NEWS: Climate disclosures, 19 April, 2024
Investors must use ‘unreliable’ climate data
Interviews
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PODCAST: Global competitiveness
Competitiveness: what can Europe do to improve economic prospects?
An expert panel discuss their view of global trends for the business world in Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.
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INTERVIEW: Sustainability
Alison Taylor: ‘Business can do the right thing’
Taylor is optimistic that better leadership can enable purpose and sustainability to go beyond tackling reputational and regulatory risk.
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PODCAST: Inflation and interest rates
2024 uncertainties: inflation, interest rates, trade wars and skills shortages
An expert panel discuss their view of global trends for the business world in Board Agenda’s The Macro Memo podcast.
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WEBINAR: Boardroom decision-making
Automated boardroom decision-making will ‘always need humans’
Despite the growth in data analytics and AI, human intervention will always be essential, a recent webinar heard.
Board Moves
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Board moves, 1 May, 2024
Cecily Davis joins Bellway as non-executive director
The housebuilding firm has appointed Davis as an independent non-executive director, with effect from today.
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Board moves, 25 April, 2024
Playtech appoints NED
Doreen Tan is to join the online gaming technology provider’s board as an independent non-executive director.
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Board moves, 17 April, 2024
ASOS appoints Christine Cross
An experienced non-executive director, Cross will join the board of the online fashion retailer and chair its remuneration committee.
Regulation
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NEWS: ESG reporting, 1 May, 2024
ESG experts face reporting requirement challenges
New regulations, including the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, make hefty demands, say companies polled.
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NEWS: ESG expertise, 25 April, 2024
Top US boards’ ESG credentials improve
Governance and environmental skills in Fortune 100 companies have doubled in the past five years, research finds.
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NEWS: AI regulation, 25 April, 2024
‘No time to waste’ to regulate AI on the board
As one large company appoints a virtual entity to its board to help make decisions, governance expert calls for watchdogs to pay attention.
Partner Contributions
NEWS: Technology
Boards are ‘inundated with data’ and face growing compliance risks
NEWS: Webinar
Collaboration is key to UK energy transition
NEWS: Webinar
Boards on their ESG journey still have some way to go
INSIGHT: Internal investigations