Contents

Committee work

Combined Code review

The FRC has published the responses it has received to the review of the Code and there are some common themes recurring.

Fit for purpose?

John Collier reports back from a recent discussion group on the effectiveness, or not, of the Combined Code.

Passive funds lack ESG risk management

Less complexity in corporate reporting

The Lecce Framework

European Corporate Governance Research Foundation

Connecting with climate change – Part 1

In the first of a two part article, Dr AN Sarkar looks at how ten companies in different sectors are addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change.

Crisis in Japan

Simon Wong considers the existential crisis currently unfolding in Japanese corporate governance where as the traditional model unravels there is no agreement as to what should take its place.

Setting the new agenda

David Wilson argues the case for a revolution in the boardroom.