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Governance Watch - Issue 67

Governance Watch - Issue 67

Pay and Accountability

We might have “turned the tide” in the fight against coronavirus, as UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson said at Tuesday’s media briefing, but the prevailing sentiment in the country from boardrooms to active working living rooms remains one of uncertainty. We do not know how long the pandemic will rule our lives or how extensive the economic damage left in its wake will be. But we can reaffirm what we deem acceptable standards of corporate behaviour, and a sharp critical focus of corporate governance must inevitably remain on pay.

Governance Watch - Issue 66

Governance Watch - Issue 66

Investors and Stewardship

Investor stewardship has become the guardian of good corporate governance in this pandemic. Will it remain that way as we find a way to live and work beyond Covid-19? Only time – and the behaviour of business - will tell. However, it is clear, as lockdown starts to ease with caution in part of the United Kingdom, that ESG – the acronym taking in the environmental, societal and governance considerations for any business – has been thrust to the forefront. We will have to wait and see how high it features in the consideration of corporate governance by businesses aiming to serve society better by their actions.