Corporate Governance

KLM Brings Sustainability and Customer Care to 30,000 Feet

Reducing emissions is only the start of the Dutch air carrier KLM's quest to become a more socially responsible company.

Directors' Watchlist

<p>Fiduciary Duties<p>Directors must guard their companies and their stakeholders against risk, keeping a constant ‘weather eye’ on global, macro, …

Does Diversity Actually Increase Creativity?

Setting aside social, political, and moral reasons for encouraging a more diverse workplace, there is arguably no better incentive for promoting diversity than the premise that diverse teams and organizations are more creative. But is there actually any evidence in support of this idea? And if …

UK insurers hit by biggest accounting shake-up in decades

UK life insurers are facing the prospect of lower and more volatile profits under the most radical shake-up of accounting rules in the sector in …

A 'Bloody Difficult' British Need: Factoring Basic Values Into Corporate Governance

Each passing day yields insight via the news on how our values are woven into the social and economic frameworks we create for ourselves. At times of political upheaval and rapid technological change it feels more important than ever to ensure we re-examine and affirm those values and the way in …

VW Engineers Wanted O.K. From the Top for Emissions Fraud, Documents Show

FRANKFURT — Even after Volkswagen pleaded guilty to a nine-year conspiracy to dupe regulators and consumers, the carmaker has continued to insist that top executives played no role in the emissions fraud.<p>But internal company emails and memos, which were reviewed by The New York Times, indicate that …

Study: Firms with More Women in the C-Suite Are More Profitable

While successful female leaders have made headlines in recent years — Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Indra Nooyi all come to mind — they remain the exception to the rule.<p>Yet in the U.S. women make up nearly 40% of MBA graduates and 40% of managers. In many countries they make up an equal or …

Thematic Review on Corporate Governance

Available as: PDF<p>28 April 2017<p>This peer review examines the implementation of the G20/Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) …

Risk appetite in practice

From time to time, I am asked about the best risk management activity I have seen. Perhaps the best overall ERM was at SAP. I wouldn’t say it was …

Why is the US sending members of an alleged hate group to a UN conference on women?

Established in the 1946 charter of the United Nations, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) holds one of the largest, most important yearly events addressing progress in women’s equality on an international scale. The meetings are attended by thousands of representatives of member states, …

'Paris in Georgia': political salons spring up across US in push against Trump

Taking inspiration from history, groups gather in Seattle, Minneapolis, San Francisco and beyond to plan opposition and create an outlet for their concerns<p>In the suburbs of Minneapolis–St Paul, friends gather around a backyard campfire to discuss how to turn their Donald Trump anger into action.<p>In …

Disturbing New Facts About American Capitalism

“Let your winners run” is one of the oldest adages in investing. One of the newest ideas is that the winners may be running away with everything.<p>Modern capitalism is built on the idea that as companies get big, they become fat and happy, opening themselves up to lean and hungry competitors who can …

Four Ways to Be More Effective in Meetings

Meetings!<p>Those endless blocks of time during the workday in which we are given tacit approval to zone out but that we cannot skip.<p>One study estimated that American companies hold 11 million meetings daily. Another said the unproductive ones cost the country about $37 billion yearly. This amusing …

Brussels rallies EU states to take legal action against VW

Volkswagen faces a co-ordinated push by Brussels and national consumer agencies to sue the German company over marketing claims that diesel cars at …

Watchdog worried climate disclosures will lead to ‘checklist mentality’ - Corporate Governance UK

Financial Reporting Council seeks a “principles-based approach” to climate change disclosure and worries recent guidance is so big companies will …

A lesson from Churchill, for boards

Churchill's honesty and candor—expressed throughout his sometimes tumultuous career—speaks volumes. Whether speaking about the difficulty of …

Uphill Climb: Navigating the First Year of Directorship | NACD Directorship Magazine

Cover Story<p>Uphill Climb: Navigating the First Year of Directorship<p>Becoming acclimated to a new board role shouldn't be a solitary, uphill climb. …

Boardroom diversity climbs list of priorities - Corporate Governance UK

A survey from PwC finds diversity has moved up the agenda for boards following research across two dozen countries while the firm concludes …

Watchdog to launch ‘fundamental’ review of UK governance code - Corporate Governance UK

The Financial Reporting Council has revealed it will undertake a review of the UK Corporate Governance Code once outcome of the government’s own …

Young women can be on boards, too

by Ruth Medd and Claire Braund<p><i>Women on Boards directors Ruth Medd and Claire Braund have worked together for more than 10 years. The organisation has</i> …

Asset managers must stamp out bad habits

First let me apologise. It is not often I get sentimental, but this is my last comment piece for FTfm in my capacity as editor before I move desks to …

Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters and More

WASHINGTON — Giants in telecommunications, like Verizon and AT&T, will not have to take “reasonable measures” to ensure that their customers’ Social Security numbers, web browsing history and other personal information are not stolen or accidentally released.<p>Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs and …

20th CEO Survey

Competing in an age of divergence<p>Globalisation has brought many benefits, but also downsides. With greater convergence has come greater divergence in …

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7 ways to improve the AGM

<b>The annual general meeting has come under fire for not staying relevant in the contemporary corporate governance environment. Australian Institute of</b> …

Fed supervisor looks beyond governance guide on risk

Evolving Shareholder Engagement

Evolving Ways of Shareholder Engagement is Part 4 of my coverage of the <b>Corporate Directors Forum</b> 2017 in San Diego <b>@corpdirforum</b>, which was billed as</i> …

CEO Pay Levels

This Research Spotlight provides a summary of the academic literature on CEO pay levels in the United States. It reviews the evidence of:<p>Long-term …