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NEWS: Governance, 29 March, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
Investors support need for ESG policy; revised reporting standards; call for ARGA; US climate debate hots up; a big bath on earnings.
NEWS: Non-Executive Director Awards, 28 March, 2024
Non-Executive Director Awards 2024: Winners playing a ‘pivotal’ role in their organisations
This year’s accolades celebrated exceptional non-executive directors, whether they are a ‘safe pair of hands’ or ‘a magician’.
NEWS: Sustainability, 27 March, 2024
Many boards fail to understand directors’ duties on sustainability
Directors and senior executives feel they are ill-prepared for incoming ESG regulations, Sustainability Board survey reveals.
NEWS: Legal and regulatory, 25 March, 2024
Opposition to dual-class shares resumes
NEWS: Governance, 21 March, 2024
News round-up: this week in governance
NEWS: Governance, 21 March, 2024
C-suite and non-executive directors’ views ‘not aligned’
NEWS: Cybercrime, 20 March, 2024
Most businesses ‘vulnerable to or at high risk’ of cybercrime
NEWS: Executive pay, 18 March, 2024
US CEO pay not an ‘effective benchmark’ for the UK
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, 27 March, 2024
Vanquis announces board changes
Karen Briggs, Oliver Laird and Jackie Noakes have all joined the banking group’s board as non-executive directors from today.
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Board moves, 20 March, 2024
Britvic appoints non-executive director
Former Mondelēz president Romeo Lacerda joins the board of the international soft drinks business later this month.
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Board moves, 19 March, 2024
Sir John Manzoni to chair Diageo
The ex-chief executive of the UK Civil Service is set to take over from Javier Ferrán when Ferrán retires from the role next year.
Regulation
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NEWS: Sustainability, 27 March, 2024
Many boards fail to understand directors’ duties on sustainability
Directors and senior executives feel they are ill-prepared for incoming ESG regulations, Sustainability Board survey reveals.
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NEWS: Legal and regulatory, 25 March, 2024
Opposition to dual-class shares resumes
Proposals to lessen the restrictions on dual-class shares are again met with investor protests over board accountability.
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NEWS: Business reform, 14 March, 2024
Business leaders call for election promises on audit reform
The Institute of Directors’ ‘Manifesto for Business’ also seeks change to section 172 to promote company purpose.
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
How to prepare for conducting an internal investigation
NEWS: Life sciences podcast