This extract is taken from Charity Law and Governance: A Practical Guide, 2nd edition.

Kerry Round, Founding Director of Round Governance Services, discusses the importance of diversity and whether it's necessary on a board.

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, will be the 27th United Nations Climate Change conference, held from 6 to 18 November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. At COP27, countries will come together to act towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed upon under the Paris Agreement and the Convention.

As COP27 enters its second week, the conference continues with more discussion on decarbonisation, further negotiation on loss and damage funding, the decrease of methane emissions and on the voices of women.

ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board) recently celebrated their one-year anniversary on Thursday 3 November. Lindsey Stewart, director of investment stewardship research at Morningstar, shares a few thoughts.

What are the barriers to employment for disabled people, and what can be done about it?

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The Next Generation NED Network held a lively and wide-ranging discussion on ESG – and particularly, the role of NEDs in steering their businesses through this seemingly ever-changing landscape. There were a variety of viewpoints and areas of expertise spanning finance, communications and academia.