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The future of UK governance? 

In addition to the recent Government Green Paper on the reform of UK governance, the BEIS Parliamentary Select Committee has issued its own Report based on evidence from a cross section of over 170 organisations and individuals looking at the issues.

Executive pay fit for purpose

A new report from EY proposes a ‘one element pay model’ for executives which can offer advantages not only to businesses of varying shapes and sizes, but also to the diverse group of stakeholders in the executive pay debate.

Diversity on Fortune 500 boards

A study published by the Alliance for Board Diversity, in collaboration with Deloitte, shows that, while there have been some diversity gains on Fortune 500 boards, they have been negligible at best and not representative of the broad demographic changes underway in the US.

Promoting ethics on the front line

ASA Voting Guidelines 

Nordic stock exchanges recommend GRI standards

Integrated reporting in India

Does the board care about management?

John Taylor argues that the quality of the management of a business should be more of a board level matter than it is currently perceived.

Reputation matters

James Bickford considers the importance good governance plays in protecting and improving a company’s reputation.