Corporate Governance

The EU Directive on Women on Corporate Boards: Steering Out of the Limitations and Leveraging Opportunities

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Synoptic Data Inquiry and Understanding the Directive Although women constitute about 51% of overall population in the EU, statistics show a rather concerning reality that despite accounting for about 60% of recent university graduates, women only account for 32.2% of board members and 8% of board chairs. Conversely, women hold more part-time and lower-paid jobs, with 27.8% employed part-time compared to only […]

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ClientEarth v Shell Plc & Ors.: has an opportunity been missed to reassess directors’ duties vis a vis Climate Change risks?

In 2023, ClientEarth, a UK environmental activist group, together with other shareholders in Shell, proceeded with a derivative action against the directors of Shell Plc. Holding 27 shares in Shell Plc, ClientEarth attempted to employ a method in which a shareholder can file a lawsuit against a firm’s directors in the name of the company

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