Steve Lydenberg

ESG disclosure: a way forward

‘Disclosure of ESG data has the potential to help address systemic challenges such as trust in corporations and the financial markets, the realisation of social justice, the achievement of environmental sustainability, and the efficient allocation of assets.’

Roger W Ferguson Jr

The importance of good governance

‘As “universal owners,” we institutional investors are part of a constituency whose interests are most tightly aligned with stable and growing markets and well-governed institutions ... Therefore, it’s critical that institutional investors participate as active owners of their portfolio companies, using their influence and their leverage to promote good corporate governance and effective functioning markets.’

Helen Pitcher

Who evaluates the evaluators?

‘Recognising true board effectiveness is not just a matter of governance, important though that is, but of addressing boardroom behaviour at an individual and collective level.’

Tim Copnell

EU Audit Reform

Whilst much of the media comment on the EU proposals has been on NASs and auditor tenure, the draft legislation also includes other important provisions, including matters relating to competent authorities and auditor oversight and the reporting by the auditor to the relevant authorities of suspected irregularities with regard to the financial statements.

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