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  • Global Corporate Governance Colloquia

    Global Corporate Governance Colloquia

    SCGI co-organized the 2023 edition of the Global Corporate Governance Colloquia (GCGC), which is a global initiative to bring together the best research in law, economics, and finance relating to corporate governance at a yearly conference held at 12 leading universities in the Americas, Asia and Europe. The ninth annual GCGC Conference was hosted by Seoul National… Read more

  • PhD candidate focused on the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

    PhD candidate focused on the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)

    Jesper Zackrisson is a newly appointed PhD candidate in civil law and affiliated to SCGI. His dissertation project will examine the meaning of the different elements of Articles 7 and 17 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The focus is on listed companies’ disclosure obligations and how, when and where a disclosure should be… Read more

  • The EU COM Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

    The EU COM Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

    Corporate governance and business have an important role to play in the green transition and sustainability. There are however serious risks tied to the enforcement of corporate governance standards that are not carefully crafted, such as parts of the COM:s proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. There was a discussion on whether certain… Read more

  • How populism is undermining accountability in corporate governance

    How populism is undermining accountability in corporate governance

    Populist trends in corporate governance are undermining the quality of public policy, the legitimacy of democratic institutions and the functioning of our market economies. Rather than loading companies with unrealistic public responsibilities, we need to establish a fair and functional division of powers and responsibilities between politics and business. Business cannot be given the franchise… Read more

  • Lundbergföretagen initierar samarbete med Swedish Corporate Governance Institute vid Stockholms universitet

    Lundbergföretagen initierar samarbete med Swedish Corporate Governance Institute vid Stockholms universitet

    Lundbergföretagen har inlett ett tioårigt samarbete med Swedish Corporate Governance Institute (SCGI) vid Stockholms universitet i syfte att etablera SCGI som ett världsledande forskningsinstitut för bolagsstyrning. Institutet ska bedriva tillämpad forskning och utbildning inom bolagsstyrningsområdet i ett juridiskt och ekonomiskt perspektiv. Fokus kommer att vara på aktuella frågor för svenska börsbolag och aktiemarknaden, och den… Read more

  • The EU COM Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

    The EU COM Proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

    Speech by director Rolf Skog given on 27 Oct 2022 at the conference Nuevas Obligaciones de los Administradores de las Sociedades de Capital, organized by Ilustre Colegio Notarial de Madrid. Corporate governance and business have an important role to play in the green transition and sustainability. There are however serious risks tied to the enforcement of corporate governance… Read more