Non-executive directors are key to ESG governance –
Non-executive directors have a vital role to play in corporate governance to ensure ESG commitments are met. With a growing expectation for companies to care for more than just their bottom line, this pressure is being directed at the top. Non-executive directors (NEDs) and board members must be more devoted to good corporate governance more than ever before, otherwise they could fall foul of shareholders, court cases and increasingly critical public, media, and national and international legislation. “For non-executive directors, whose job it is to keep executives and boards in...