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Corporate governance

Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions affecting the way in which a corporation is directed, administered or controlled.

Corporate governance also includes the relationships among the stakeholders and the goals for which the corporation is governed.


    • Corporate governance
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    Trust seeks better language and employability support for garment workers

    by Jo Faragher 13 Jun 2022
    by Jo Faragher 13 Jun 2022

    Workers in the garment industry in Leicester are still subject to substandard working conditions and lack access to fair pay and conditions.

    • Corporate governance
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Ethics

    Corporate reporting and audit regime will reduce risk of big company collapses

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 May 2022

    A new regulator will be created to reduce the risk of sudden big company collapses and safeguard jobs, as part...

    • Corporate governance
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Women in FTSE 350 leadership: ‘A lot of organisations are doing the bare minimum’

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2022

    There's been a steady increase in the number of female leaders in the FTSE 350, but some attitudes and practices are still preventing gender balance, says Denise Wilson.

    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Youth collective to inform Body Shop strategy

    by Jo Faragher 6 May 2022
    by Jo Faragher 6 May 2022

    The Body Shop has announced it will invite a ‘youth collective’ to present ideas and opinions to the retailer’s executive leadership team.

    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News
    • ESG

    BrewDog boss offers staff a fifth of his equity stake

    by Jo Faragher 4 May 2022
    by Jo Faragher 4 May 2022

    The boss of troubled brewing company BrewDog has set out plans to give 20% of his stake in the company to staff.

    • Corporate governance
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Ethics

    Employees drive ESG goals for HR, study claims

    by Jo Faragher 4 May 2022
    by Jo Faragher 4 May 2022

    Employees are the key to unlocking organisations’ ESG goals, according to research from consulting firm Mercer.

    • Corporate governance
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Modern slavery: 10% of companies fail to publish statements

    by Rob Moss 26 Apr 2022
    by Rob Moss 26 Apr 2022

    Compliance in publishing modern slavery statements was found wanting in a new review by the Financial Reporting Council.

    • Corporate governance
    • Ethics
    • Latest News

    Mary Portas and coalition of firms urge MPs to support a Better Business Act

    by Adam McCulloch 21 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 21 Apr 2022

    MPs hear how replacing sections of the Companies Act would avoid scandals such as the P&O Ferries sackings.

    • Bonuses
    • Corporate governance
    • Latest News

    Firms with female directors most likely to cut pandemic executive pay

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Apr 2022

    Companies with high levels of female representation on boards were more likely to cut executive pay during the pandemic, research has found.

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    Europe looks to ensure full compliance with ESG rules

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Mar 2022

    Under new ESG proposals the local operations of firms such as McDonald's and General Motors would have to comply with European reporting rules.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Fire and rehire
    • Corporate governance

    Chief executive of P&O Ferries asked by MP: ‘Are you just a shameless criminal?’

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Mar 2022

    P&O Ferries boss Hebblethwaite admits potentially criminal actions to MPs; transport secretary Grant Shapps at Dubai meeting when ‘major changes’ firm were discussed.

    • Corporate governance
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News

    Biggest firms fail to provide evidence on skills, D&I and wellbeing

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Mar 2022

    A report finds FTSE 100 firms do not provide enough information to evidence what they are doing around skills investment, diversity and inclusion or wellbeing.

    • Corporate governance
    • Gender
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Government urged to drop gendered word ‘chairman’

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Mar 2022

    Leading business groups call for the archaic word to be dropped if it is serious about promoting women in business.

    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    Disconnect between D&I desires and reporting

    by Jo Faragher 26 Jan 2022
    by Jo Faragher 26 Jan 2022

    Only just over a tenth of businesses in the FTSE 100 are fully reporting on diversity measures, according to consultancy...

    • Corporate governance
    • Climate emergency
    • Latest News

    FTSE 100 firms overlooking staff poverty

    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 24 Jan 2022

    The UK’s largest firms are overlooking poverty among their workforce, supply chain and communities, according to analysis of FTSE 100...

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