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The state of reporting in the FTSE 100

Black Sun's annual flagship Complete 100 research analyses the state of reporting in the FTSE 100, identifies reporting trends and best practices and assesses how companies are responding to challenges and changes within the reporting landscape.

G20 guidelines on climate change

New Guidelines published by the G20 create a common language for talking about climate change as a financial risk and will drive more detailed reporting on how climate change is impacting investment portfolios, investment decisions, financial performance and strategies to manage the risk.

ESG disclosure reporting 

A majority of Hong Kong-listed companies went beyond meeting the minimum ESG disclosure requirements in their first ESG report after new reporting regulations were introduced, but related investment was still limited, and the ESG reporting standards have room for improvement according to a recent survey by BDO.

Executive pay in South Africa

Corporate transparency levels still low 

Chinese companies improve corporate governance

Conflict and tension in the boardroom

Joining the board

In the third of their board roundtable discussions, Socia brought a group of board members together to share their experiences, to look at how new board members can avoid the pitfalls and become effective fast.

GDPR and the cyclist

Sophie Johnson considers the worrying lack of preparedness by more boards for GDPRs.

Ruminating on remuneration

Vanessa Jones looks at the UK Government’s response to the recent consultation on corporate governance and specifically the position regarding executive pay.