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Climate-related financial reporting

At a time when investors need reliable, financially relevant, material corporate disclosures on sustainability, companies are leaving gaps between what investors demand and what they provide according to a recent report by Ceres.

Ethics and compliance programme effectiveness

Organisations that embrace their values by embedding Ethics & Compliance programmes in their business outperform in workplace effectiveness according to LRN’s 2019 Ethics and Compliance Program Effectiveness Report.

Auditors’ & regulators’ view of the board

Independent auditors and regulators play such critical roles for giving the markets confidence in the integrity of corporate financial disclosures and protecting the interests of investors, so their perspectives on the role of corporate directors are especially important to understand’, according to a recent report from The Conference Board.

ASX CG Principles update

Effective board packs

Caveat praesidium – Chair beware

John Dawson and Michael Henson look at the potential unintended consequences of limiting the tenure of the Chair.

Climate governance considerations for boards

Margaret-Ann Splawn looks at both the challenges and the opportunities that climate change presents to businesses and how boards should address them.