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Daily Brief ESG: Ten Years Have Passed Without Companies Truly Understanding the Essence of Corporate Governance and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Ten Years Have Passed Without Companies Truly Understanding the Essence of Corporate Governance


Ten Years Have Passed Without Companies Truly Understanding the Essence of Corporate Governance

By Aki Matsumoto

  • It seems it will take a little longer than two years for Japanese companies to actually start making changes, given the direct link between corporate governance and return on capital.
  • One reason why corporate governance code—set at an achievable level if companies stretch a little—did not bring about any decisive changes in companies or their boards of directors is that…
  • It appears that many companies in Japan are failing to both fulfill their fiduciary duties by implementing growth strategies and meet their accountability obligations.

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