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Rules intended to embed environmental, governance and social requirements into EU-based companies’ supply chains have struggled to gain acceptance. German and Italian officials recently failed to back measures under the European Commission’s Corporate… More

Employers must support female employees suffering from the debilitating effects of the menopause or face potential legal action, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Measures could include providing rest… More

Investors are to have access to better, up-to-date information as new rules simplifying access to market data come in to force shortly, according to the European Council. Changes to the European Union’s… More

The UK government has backed an approach to regulating AI that is “context-based” and has rejected creating “unnecessary blanket rules” that apply to the technology in general, according to its response to… More

While the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) revised UK Corporate Governance Code is not as wide-ranging as originally expected, it has significantly increased boards’ responsibility for risk management oversight. In addition, the code now requires… More

The volume of cargo containers passing through the Red Sea plummeted in December 2023, following attacks on vessels by the Houthi. The Kiel Institute said that traffic currently stands at almost 70 per cent… More

Cyber threat is the top ranking business risk followed by business interruption, according to the annual Allianz risk barometer. Physical risks also feature prominently, including natural catastrophes, fire and explosion, and climate change. … More

Misinformation and disinformation ranked as the biggest threat for the coming two years, according to the World Economic Forum’s annual survey. As around half of the world’s population go to the electoral polls… More

Seven out of ten councils said they would struggle to balance their budgets following the government’s Autumn Statement, a survey found. Leaders of those bodies said that they would have to raise council… More