In India, growth and employments take precedence over sustainability, so making a business case for sustainability is a challenge, writes J.S Ahluwalia.
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How can we create forward-looking boards?
Exploring psychological safety in the boardroom
Smaller listed and AIM quoted companies – a practical guide for audit committees on improving financial reporting
Designed to give investors, and other users, the ability to assess the financial integrity of a company, financial reporting and compliance with relevant reporting frameworks is an essential tool for holding management to account. More than this, high …
How long should a CEO stay in place?
Short-term changes at the top do not result in long-term or sustained success.
Regulation through transparency – an increasing trend?
Issues relating diversity, pay disparity, human rights and employee engagement have been on the agenda of organisations from a Corporate Social Responsibility perspective for some time. However, with the introduction over the last few years of various …
One year into gender pay gap reporting – what progress has been made?
The Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations came into force in April 2017 and so by now all organisations employing over 250 relevant employees have published (or should have) two annual reports. The reports consist of six metrics that quantify the differ…
How whistleblowing helps companies
Whistleblowing is central to a company’s system of checks and balances, It can help businesses to mitigate their risks, improve their culture, and ultimately increase their performance, argues ICAEW chief executive Michael Izza.
How do you know if your audit committee is effective?
Audit Committees are playing an increasingly critical corporate governance role in terms of their leadership on financial reporting, internal controls, risk management and the internal and external audit functions.
Information overload – practical tips on board packs in financial services
In recent years the length of board packs has increased significantly, especially in financial services, often surpassing a thousand pages. This information overload can hamper board members’ ability to think clearly, and thus their ability to make cha…
What is the importance of successful corporate governance?
Company size doesn’t matter when it comes to successful corporate governance.