Most UK FTSE 50 companies have yet to fully embrace new government regulation that requires large businesses to publish an annual UK tax strategy, according to a recent report by the Fair Tax Mark and the Local Authority Pension …
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The European Commission has launched a consultation to gain views on how asset managers and institutional investors could include environmental, social and governance factors when taking decisions.
The consultation follows up on one of the eight early recommendations delivered by …
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New corporate governance regulations will come into effect in Pakistan from 1st January 2018 after their approval by the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission. Pakistan’s Companies Act, 2017, has also been passed, which provided the country’s framework for corporate …
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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) used the COP 23 UN climate change meeting in Bonn to publish its 2017 progress report on the Low Carbon Technology Partnerships initiative (LCTPi) which shows the action companies are taking to …
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is holding a consultation on a revised corporate governance code and changes to its listing rules.
The stock exchange said the review of the Hong Kong code was driven by a desire to raise the …
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The UK government-backed Hampton-Alexander Review 2017, has urged FTSE 350 companies to fill more board and senior leadership positions with talented women with the hope of making the UK a world-leader on gender diversity in business. The review, which was …
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Although studies have shown that organisations with strong, positive cultures have been shown to outperform their peers and the absence of a healthy culture can create or exacerbate significant risks, the National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) 2017 Blue Ribbon …
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