UK regulator ditches ESG proposals for company boards in updated governance code

Michael Holder
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Financial Reporting Council opts against inclusion of ESG expectations in corporate governance code in favour of less 'intrusive and prescriptive' requirements

Britain's financial auditing regulator has dropped plans to add specific environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements in the UK Corporate Governance Code in a bid to limit administrative burdens...

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