Director code of conduct proposed by IoD
June 23, 2022
Measures to maintain high standards of professionalism and ethics
A code of conduct for UK directors has been proposed by the Institute of Directors (IoD), as part of a recent …
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EU Lawmakers reject nuclear and gas for green taxonomy
June 16, 2022
Objection of nuclear and gas from EU green investment taxonomy
Members of the European Parliament have supported an objection to ensure nuclear and gas is kept out of …
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EU Lawmakers outline new board diversity regulations
June 10, 2022
EU-listed companies to have at least 40% of their non-executive director positions held by women by 2026
New board diversity requirements have been outlined by the European Council and European …
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Amazon shareholders vote against socially-focussed resolutions
May 27, 2022
On May 25th 2022, 15 investor-led resolutions, that took aim at company policies ranging from mistreatment of workers to nondisclosure agreements, failed to pass after the majority of Amazon shareholders voted …
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Shareholders push back against TotalEnergies
20 May, 2022
The coalition has accused TotalEnergies of being “neglectful” of shareholder rights.
A shareholder coalition has stated it will vote against TotalEnergies’ executive pay and sustainability and climate progress report after the company …
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UK asset owners join forces for diversity push
August 13, 2021
Some of the UK’s largest pension investors have collaborated to establish a formal, repeatable diversity assessment and improvement process.
The Asset Owner Diversity Charter was announced at the end …
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Boardroom diversity improves financial performance
July 23, 2021
Higher stock returns and more social justice come from boardroom diversity, Financial Reporting Council says
Businesses that encourage boardroom gender diversity achieve better financial results, new research has found.
The report from …
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National corporate governance codes need to be adapted to take account of the challenges that exist when companies have dominant shareholders or small groups of shareholders collectively have a dominant share of the total shareholder vote according to a survey …
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The collapse of Carillion raises concerns not only about corporate governance at the firm and KPMG’s audit, but also how the directors were able to get changes to their pay passed the vote. Speaking in The Guardian on Saturday (20-Jan-18), …
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Despite its shorter length companies may find adapting to the UK’s revised corporate governance code challenging, business leaders and advisers suggested. However, there was broad support for the approach taken by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) after it launched …
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