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Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) refers to the level to which businesses to take account of the social and environmental impact of the manner in which they operate, over and above minimum legal requirements.


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    Directors’ code of conduct needed to uphold standards, says IoD

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Jun 2022

    Nearly eight in 10 business leaders feel directors should be subject to a code of conduct to reduce the risk...

    • Corporate governance
    • Climate emergency
    • Gender

    CIPD Festival of Work: ‘Businesses will fail if they don’t do more on ESG’

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Jun 2022

    CIPD president Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith has warned businesses they need to do more on ESG issues.

    • 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.

    • Ethics
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    • ESG

    New job website aims to boost employment at sustainable firms

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jun 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Jun 2022

    A new jobs website has promised to provide only ethical work and aims to get more people employed by sustainable industries.

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

    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
    • Ethics
    • Gender

    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
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    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.

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    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.

    • Latest News
    • ESG
    • Inflation

    Investors tell Sainsbury’s to pay ‘real’ Living Wage

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Mar 2022

    Investors have urged Sainsbury's to pay the 'real' Living Wage to all workers as energy prices and living costs soar.

    • Ethics
    • Latest News
    • ESG

    Organisational purpose: Alex Kruger talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 25 Mar 2022
    by Chris Taylor 25 Mar 2022

    Organisational purpose is a topic that continues to fascinate me. My assumption is that businesses founded since the advent of...

    • Europe
    • Environment
    • Corporate governance

    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.

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