Lack of governance at Woking council enables a billion pound debt mountain
Explainer The accountancy firm Grant Thornton (GT) has published a public interest report into the governance failures at Woking Council which allowed the former CEO Ray Morgan, to run up debts in excess of £1.2bn through reckless lending. The report…
IoD publishes a paper on the Post Office scandal
Review The Institute of Directors (IoD) has published a policy paper on the corporate governance failures at the Post Office which contributed to the Horizon scandal and the false prosecution of over 900 sub-postmasters (SPMs), for theft. The paper details…
Regulators issue fines for greenwashing breaches
Explainer The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States has fined Keurig Dr Pepper, a beverage company, for greenwashing by claiming coffee pods marketed as ‘K-cups’ could be fully recycled when they couldn’t. Wake up and smell the…