De engelske myndigheder lægger nu op til en reform af deres corporate governance, selvom de allerede er internationale frontløbere. I en rapport fremhæves særligt tre indsatsområder: ”This Green Paper seeks views on three areas where we want to consider options for updating our corporate governance framework:
- First, on shareholder influence on executive pay, which has grown much faster over the last two decades than pay generally and than typical corporate performance;
- Second, on whether there are measures that could increase the connection between boards of directors and other groups with an interest in corporate performance such as employees and small suppliers; and
- Third, whether some of the features of corporate governance that have served us well in our listed companies should be extended to the largest privately-held companies at a time in which different types of ownership are more common. This Green Paper is designed to frame a discussion, so that we can move quickly to consider whether changes are appropriate at this time. Where there is a view that change is appropriate it may not be the case that regulation by Government is needed to secure it. One of the strengths of our system of corporate governance has been the use of nonlegislative standards adopted by business itself.”
