Even without the broadening of the application of s172 of the Companies Act 2006, the power and reach of social media and the interconnectedness of societies as a consequence of globalisation has given all organisations the cause to reflect on their operational models, values and priorities.

Joshua Domb is the founder of Gen-R Law, a climate and ESG-focused law firm. He advises on governance and compliance, including the management of supply chain risk. In this comment blog, he explores why modern slavery and human rights abuses are critical risks that businesses must actively manage to ensure accountability, resilience, and long-term trust.

Today, a public consultation on the Charity Governance Code opens, to shape and inform updates to the Code.

The consensus among politicians, citizens, and even executives themselves, is that capitalism serves only to enrich the elites while ignoring ordinary people.

Considers the potential impacts of the UK’s departure from the European Union on the efforts against modern slavery.

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.

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?

In this article Diligent discusses the shift of priorities for boards towards ESG concerns.

As the pandemic took hold, it was immediately apparent that the regulatory environment in many regions just didn’t support virtual AGMs.