Elaine
The active dialogue between companies and their investors
Shareholder engagement
What are three social megetrends?
Globalization
AI & Automation
Inequality and Wealth Creation
Digital Disruption, Social Media, Access to Electronic Devices
Changes to Work, Leisure Time, Education
Changes to Individual Rights and Responsibilities and Family Structures
Urbanization
Religion
What is the only country without a code of conduct?
USA
What is the process and structure for overseeing the business and management of a company?
corporate governance
Water scarcity is tied to which other environmental megatrend?
mass migration
This tech industry is allowing for the increased visibility and commonality of this type of share structure
Dual-Class Shares
Estimates state that by 2050, the world will have __________ climate change migrants
150-200 million
What two countries have two tier boards?
Germany and the Netherlands
What are the Two A’s of Corporate Governance
Accountability and Alignment
What two countries have statuatory auditors?
Italy and Japan
The concern in regards to remuneration can be rooted in this issue. (two possible answers)
difference in mindset/obligation OR lack of trust
Norms based exclusion in religion started off with which institution?
The Church of England
What country issued the first code of conduct?
The UK
What should a company that plans to develop on ancestral land establish beforehand?
Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC)
Name of the committee that created the world's first formal corporate governance code
The Cadbury Committee
This letter principle in the Corporate Governance Code states that “The board should present a fair, balanced, and understandable assessment of the company’s position and prospects”
principle N
What is a key topic for investors with regards to wealth inequality?
Hint:Equities
Corporate tax strategies
A two tier board is broken up into what two groups
Management and supervisory board
What is the problem that identifies with the lack of alignment between company owners and company management?
The agency problem
This is what the T C F and D in TCFD stand for
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
These are an adjusted form of the accounting standard-approved measures of performance, often indicating a management is keen to flatter performance rather than admit a failure
Alternative Performance Metrics (APMs)
What Index measures a wide range of areas in well being such as life satisfaction?
OECD’s “Better Life Index”
What is zaibatsu?
Financial clique in Japan's history
What is the concept that a company should report both on sustainability matters that are: financially material, and impact material?
double materiality
Which 2013 event led to the Bangladesh Accord?
Rana Plaza