Governance and stewardship news

Chinese companies will come under the scrutiny of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for the first time on the back of new Congressional legislation.

Companies are failing to comply with the standards of the TCFD, the UK’s regulatory watchdog has found in it's latest review.

Australia’s largest banks expect to reduce exposure to climate-risk affected industries, according to new research by the Australian Prudential Regulation authority (APRA).

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published its latest Biodiversity Standard, targeting companies to disclose their most pressing biodiversity impacts to boost the clarity of data.

Legislative reforms to tackle the increased use of strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) cases against journalists and watchdogs have been proposed by the UK government.

New standardised ‘high level’ cybersecurity rules are being proposed for the EU by the European Council, which will bring more firms under this regulatory reach.

A major greenwashing study has been launched by three of Europe’s most powerful financial regulatory bodies.

Rishi Sunak has urged the UK’s top executives to react to the cost-of-living crisis by showing “restraint” with their pay.

AGL Energy’s Board was overhauled at its recent AGM due to concerns over its climate risk management and a shareholder campaign by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes. AGL is Australia’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, and the voting results will place pressure on other large emitters to accelerate their decarbonisation plans.