SCGI medverkar vid IÄF:s 20 års jubileum
Den 15 juni anordnades ett seminarium för att uppmärksamma att det är 20 år sedan Institutionella Ägares Förening (IÄF) bildades. IÄF bildades 2003 och är ett samarbete mellan svenska institutionella ägare. IÄF är en ideell förening med ändamål att tillvarata medlemmarnas intressen som institutionella ägare på den svenska aktiemarknaden [...]
Sven Unger Company Law Scholarship tilldelas Stina Bratt
I advokaten Sven Ungers minne har Mannheimer Swartling och SCGI utlyst ett postdoktoralt forskningsstipendium i bolagsrätt under våren 2023. Stipendiet har tilldelats Jur. Dr Stina Bratt vid Stockholms universitet. I projektet kommer fokus under ett års tid att riktas mot aktuella frågor knutna till ansvarsfrihetsreglering. Priskommittén kommenterar tilldelningen [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Swedish Corporate Bond Market and Bondholder Rights
During the last year, the SCGI, together with the OECD, has conducted a research project regarding the Swedish corporate bond market. On the SCGI:s side, the project is headed by director Erik Lidman. On October 14th, the first report from this project was launched at a seminar with Carmine Di [...]
How should we think about corporate governance regulation?
When shaping tomorrow's corporate governance regulations, we should rely on two basic principles. First to encourage pluralism and flexibility between companies, countries and over time. Second, regulatory incentives should focus on facilitating the supply and use of equity capital.Speech held by SCGI Director Mats Isaksson* at the Corporate Governance BoardAnnual [...]
