UK Boards Ignore Climate Change, Reveals Harvey Nash

LONDON, Dec. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost half of UK boards (46%) spent zero hours discussing climate change this year, and they are the least likely of all of the countries and regions studied in a new report to feel responsible for their impact on the climate - with almost a third (32%) feeling little or no responsibility. LONDON,Dec. 2, 2019/PRNewswire/ -- Almost half of UK boards (46%) spent zero hours discussing climate change this year, and they are the least likely of all of the...

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LONDON , Dec. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost half of UK boards (46%) spent zero hours discussing climate change this year, and they are the least likely of all of the countries and regions studied in a new report to feel responsible for their impact on the climate - with almost a third (32%) feeling little or no responsibility.

At a global level, fewer boards are ignoring climate change in comparison to last year, with those board members spending zero hours discussing this issue in the boardroom falling to 40% from 55%. In the UK, the zero hours figure has reduced from almost two thirds of boards in 2018 (61%) to 46% in 2019, but the report says that progress is too slow.  

These findings are published today ( 2 December 2019 ) in the sixth edition of the International Board Research Report, published by Harvey Nash / Alumni and London Business School's Leadership Institute. The report is based on a survey of 640 chairs and non-executives from across the globe, of which almost a quarter (21%) are members of the boards of major PLCs.

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