The consensus among politicians, citizens, and even executives themselves, is that capitalism serves only to enrich the elites while ignoring ordinary people.
14 May 2020
Blog
ESG
Law, regulation and compliance
Purpose and Strategy
Blog
Brexit’s impact on UK modern slavery governance
Considers the potential impacts of the UK’s departure from the European Union on the efforts against modern slavery.
9 December 2020
Blog
Ethics
ESG
Law, regulation and compliance
Blog
Climate change and the environment: A focus on SECR
Improved ESG (Environmental, social and corporate governance) has been seen as a positive response to the crisis and as a means by which we can drive change in businesses for good.
16 July 2020
Blog
Law, regulation and compliance
Reporting
ESG
Blog
ESG Rating schemes: Which to target, and how to do well
A lot of time and effort can go into responding to ESG rating schemes. How do you know which one(s) to focus your efforts on, and what can you do to increase your company’s score?
8 April 2021
Blog
ESG
Law, regulation and compliance
Corporate
Blog
How modern governance meets the ESG imperative
In this article Diligent discusses the shift of priorities for boards towards ESG concerns.
23 June 2021
Blog
ESG
Law, regulation and compliance
Corporate
Blog
2020: A year of change for AGMs
As the pandemic took hold, it was immediately apparent that the regulatory environment in many regions just didn’t support virtual AGMs.
10 February 2021
Blog
Meetings
Law, regulation and compliance
Chairing
Blog
Chancellors Spring Budget Announcement 2024
In the Spring budget the rate of national insurance was cut from 10 to 8%. This 2p cut in national insurance was the main event as the Chancellor sought to change the narrative of being the government of high taxes
6 March 2024
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Law, regulation and compliance
Finance and accounting
Blog
A crisis in personal liability protection for board members?
We discuss the issue of personal liability protection for directors and how it has steadily climbing up boardroom agendas over the last year.
20 April 2021
Blog
Law, regulation and compliance
Finance and accounting
Reporting
Blog
“Jackie Weaver, you have no authority here”
Read on to discover guidance on how to run an effective virtual meeting and avoid the potential pitfalls.