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Increasing executive and board diversity

A new Report, UK Leadership Diversity Report 2021, follows an in-depth survey of 623 non-execs and C-suite members from companies across the UK to find out which recruitment and retention initiatives boosted leadership diversity.

Governance in the APAC region

A report on ESG performance in the APAC region shows that here has been a marked improvement in ESG standards in Asia over the past two years, but corporate governance (CG) mechanisms remain fragmented and connections between CG and ESG policies are unclear, limiting meaningful ESG and sustainability efforts by companies, investors and policymakers.

Changing role of the IRO

Board effectiveness and stakeholder governance

The voice of employee share plans

Murray Tompsett introduces us to ProShare and explains their role in promoting employee share ownership.

Rethinking ‘social distancing’ to improve the boardroom agenda

Justine Lutterodt uses insights from social psychology to interrogate the quality of boardroom decision-making.

Investor demands drive change

Bruno Bastit explains how Investor demands for diversity and sustainability are driving changes to corporate governance.