Home » Blog
Coming in the wake of some large votes by UK shareholders against executive pay, the Executive Remuneration …
Read MoreThe 10 largest global food companies have made commitments to improve social and environmental standards in their vast supply chains, according to anti-poverty charity, Oxfam. However, in an assessment of its three-year ‘behind the brands campaign’ Oxfam also said that …
Read MoreUK companies appointed more chief executives (CEOs) from outside their companies in 2015 than ever before according to a global survey of CEO succession conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The study which tracks CEO succession in 2,500 publicly listed companies, including …
Read MoreEnergy company, Drax, which operates the biggest power station in the UK, faced protest from environmental campaigners at its AGM on Wednesday (20 April 16).
Groups including Biofuelwatch and the London Mining Network joined forces to protest about its business …
Read MoreThe United Nations (UN) held a ceremony at its headquarters in New York for countries to formally sign up to the climate change agreement that was made in Paris at the end of last year. The Paris Agreement enters into …
Read MoreThe 2016 AGM season started with major defeats for two FTSE100 companies. Last Thursday (14th April) oil giant BP and medical equipments supplier, Smith & Nephew saw their remuneration reports rejected by shareholders at their AGMs. At the BP AGM …
Read MoreConstruction firm, Persimmon, faced significant opposition in the vote to elect Nigel Mills as one their non-executive directors. There was a 47% vote against Mills’ appointment, due to independence concerns, …
Read MoreRespondents have until 22nd April to comment on a revised corporate governance code for Mauritius. Its national committee on corporate governance said the new code, developed by a team led by governance expert Dr Chris Pierce, is comprised of eight …
Read MoreCopyright © 2025 Minerva Analytics - All Rights Reserved