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ESG data use and distribution

The FRC Lab has published a new report, ESG Data Distribution and Consumption, which examines how investors access and collect ESG data, how they use it and what companies can do to facilitate this.

Risk of over-boarding

The majority of European financial services directors sit on the boards of multiple companies, raising investor concerns of over-boarding, according to a recent report from EY.

Corporate reporting requirements

SEC cyber-security rules

Improving whistleblower confidence

Neil Robson and Ciara McBrien look at new measures published by the FCA to improve whistleblower confidence.

Gender imbalance on PLC boards in Japan

William Germain provides a review of the singular case of gender imbalance on the boards of directors of PLCs in Japan and argues that there is a need for public policy to align Japanese PLCs with ethics toward the sought outcome of good corporate governance.

Proxy advisors

Chris Hodge considers some recent research for the FRC which suggests that the extent of proxy advisors’ impact on voting is less clearcut than is often believed.