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Numbers of Dutch female executive directors fall in 2017

The latest Dutch Female Board Index shows that the total numbers of female executive directors and the number of companies with female directors has fallen in the year to 31st August 2017 compared with the previous year.

The study of …

UK’s leading boards still not diverse enough

The diversity of the leadership of the UK’s top 100 companies has risen but this has largely been driven by increased gender diversity while ethnic diversity has plateaued according to a report by executive search firm Green Park.

This …

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NEF: Shareholder capitalism produces little economic or social benefit

A report from think-tank, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) suggests that to meet the economic, social, and environmental challenges of the twenty first century the UK needs to move from the current dominant shareholder corporation model as it is no …

IPPR Commission: Corporate Governance Reform needed Post Brexit

The UK needs to implement corporate governance reform as part of plans to boost the economy as it leaves the EU according to the Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) Commission on Economic Justice that is rethinking economic policy for …

Tomorrow’s Company: NEDs need to help boost businesses not just manage risks

Twenty-five years of corporate governance reforms in the UK have tended to create a compliance culture on company boards with non-executive directors more focused on risk mitigation and monitoring than supporting management to boost their businesses according to a report …

Board diversity a key theme for US 2017 proxy season

Board diversity and gender pay equity were key themes for the 2017 proxy season in the US, according to the annual review by the EY Center for Board Matters.

The report noted that this year’s proxy season was notable …

Boards need to work to rebuild trust in business

Encouraging responsible leadership by company boards so that businesses contribute to wider society was the theme of the recent discussion organised by the European Confederation of Directors’ Associations (ecoDa) and Standard Life Investments. This was building on a vision …

Hong Kong corporate governance scorecard shows improvement needed

The latest corporate governance scorecard assessing listed companies in Hong Kong shows that improvement is needed and directors ought to stay up to speed with the latest corporate governance developments, according to the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

The …

OECD surveys corporate governance in Asia

A new survey from the OECD highlights the development of corporate governance across 14 countries in Asia. While each of the countries have their own characteristics the study shows how international standards are taking hold across the region.

The …

Australian pension funds are adopting responsible investment finds RIAA

Most of the largest Australian superannuation (super) pension funds are adopting some form of responsible investment according to a survey by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA).

The RIAA said its Superfund Responsible Investment Benchmarking Report involved a detailed …