A rising level of shareholder activism is driving changes in board oversight at corporations of all sizes around the country, according to governance experts. “We are seeing more boards developing strategy,” said Hank Boerner,... More updates >

What could be less sustainable than reams of reporting that no one reads? That’s the concern voiced in a recent report by strategic thinktank and consultancy SustainAbility, which warns that companies are wasting time and money... More updates >

Capitol Hill. Thursday, December 4, 2014 — The campaign for the Holy Land Principles—a corporate code of conduct for American companies doing business in Palestine-Israel— is gaining momentum.The Governance & Accountability... More updates >

Today, most companies openly talk about their obligations to the people and places where they work. More than 70 percent of the 500 biggest US-traded companies now issue reports on their efforts to engage in corporate... More updates >

The movement toward universal sustainability disclosure has grown rapidly. According to the Governance & Accountability Institute, “sustainability reporting has become the clear norm in the US capital markets.” The Institute is a... More updates >