All Governance articles – Page 35
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AnalysisWhat are we doing about reputation risk?
Garry Honey explains the value of reputation and what organisations must do to address the issues
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InterviewsWomen 20% less likely to get jobs
Discrimination is common in OECD countries, according to new statistics
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AnalysisNew equality rules could increase claims
The government’s curious plans to introduce ‘positive discrimination’ at the recruitment stage are likely to disrupt businesses even more
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AnalysisNew whistleblowing guidance
An independent authority has launched new guidelines to mark the tenth anniversary of the Public Interest Disclosure Act
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Online onlyIdentifying climate change impacts of global imports
Defra published a report identifying the CO2 emissions of UK consumer goods
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AnalysisCall for clearer rules
Calls for clear, consistent and comparable accounting standards have followed a move by the UK government to make carbon reporting mandatory for companies
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AnalysisFace up to litigation
Businesses could be seeing a future liability crisis if they do not face up to growing litigation issues, Lloyd’s warned in a new report
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InterviewsUK gets tough on discrimination
The government has outlined far reaching plans to promote ‘positive discrimination’, strengthen employee redress and conduct sector enquiries
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Online onlyLSE launches carbon ratings
Ratings bring efficiency and transparency to the rapidly growing carbon market, say developers
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AnalysisGreen accounting
Companies face increasing pressure to report environmental information, the relevance of which has spread beyond public relations
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Online onlyGreen audit ‘only a matter of time’
The regulatory shift towards external attestation of green credentials is inevitable, says Protiviti
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FeaturesA framework to restore confidence
After the recent events in the banking sector, more financial services firms may turn to enterprise risk management, says Gordon Burnes
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FeaturesChallenges for risk managers
How are European organisations dealing with corporate governance issues? And what is the impact on the risk manager’s role? Nathan Skinner investigates
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FeaturesManaging conflict within the captive
The introduction of more volatile risks into the captive strategy increases the risk of complex claims. Simon Kilgour and a panel of experts on captives consider potential disputes
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Online onlyUS investor optimism slides: Gallup
Investor optimism has tumbled to its lowest level since the beginning of the Iraq war
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AnalysisNews from NARIM
A change at the top and plans to tackle claims handling were on the agenda in Holland
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Online onlyCoface downgrades seven industry sectors
45% increase in payment defaults over the first four months of 2008, notes credit insurer
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Online onlyUnite leader calls for windfall tax on oil firms
One of Britain's biggest unions, and a key government backer, has pressured the government to change its direction on business
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Online only25% of US PCs are infected: OECD
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has reported that 25% of PCs in the US could be infected.The report goes on to say that although its economic and social impacts may be hard to quantify, malware used directly or indirectly can harm critical information infrastructures, result in financial ...
