Is Tesco going green by being mean?
May 4, 2021
Tesco has proudly announced that it is the first UK retailer to offer sustainability-linked supply chain finance. That sounds great, well done Tesco! But wait
Category: Corporate Governance
Are Old Boys’ Networks used as a recruitment weapon against women?
March 16, 2021
A fascinating piece of academic business research1 was posted on Linkedin. Not normally an aficionado of academic papers2, I couldn’t resist reading it. The title ‘Role
Tesco’s Barnard Castle moment of truth
October 13, 2020
Tesco, like Dominic Cummings, has a home in Durham, but not in Barnard Castle. Also, like the No10 guru, Tesco has come in for a
The Brydon Report – When looking backward should be the way forward
January 30, 2020
The much-awaited Brydon Report was published just before Christmas. It didn’t get much publicity, as the festive season proved more alluring than yet another long report and
Response to consultation on Market Study on Statutory Audit Services
August 28, 2019
I am responding to the request from the Government for views on the recommendations by the Competition and Markets Authority on the market for Statutory
The Baked Bean Audit
May 1, 2019
What if the government insisted that every time you bought a tin of Heinz baked beans, you had to buy at least half a tin
The audit punch-bag: Where is the voice of industry?
October 14, 2018
Storm clouds are gathering over the audit market. Government, politicians, media and regulators are all queueing up to condemn companies and auditors over the few,
Motherhood & apple pie – the latest corporate governance regulations for private companies
August 30, 2018
The FRC has set out new proposals for more corporate governance regulation (the Wates Report) for large private companies. This is my response to the
Carillion – What can we learn?
February 11, 2018
The collapse of Carillion was a tragedy, especially for its 45,000 employees and 25,000 pensioners. In an earlier article, I looked at its last Annual Report