Whilst the UK's pay gap creeps slowly downwards, Addidat's data provides insights into the challenges for smaller firms.

The UK government's increasing focus on pay equity, as evidenced by the proposed Employment Rights Bill, underscores the ongoing relevancy of creating diverse workforces. For many small-caps, while not directly targeted by the current bill, they should be mindful of the evolving regulatory landscape and consider implementing proactive strategies.

For UK small-caps, considering ESG in M&A is increasingly critical - sellers must embed it in their investment case, while buyers must identify risks early in the deal process and integrate ESG into decision criteria and valuations.

In this article we cover what studies are deeming meaningful action for smaller, growing companies and what our data shows about how they are being deployed in the small cap community.

The UK Government has released an update on its development of the UK Sustainable Reporting Standards (UK SRS) as part of its Green Financing Roadmap and the Sustainable Disclosure Requirements framework implementation across the UK financial value chain.

The UK’s social mobility crisis comes at a cost to the economy and to UK companies, but the issue remains an aspect of ESG on which businesses have struggled to adequately engage.

The message from the QCA is clear. Understanding and addressing material environmental and social factors is core to building resilient, adaptive, and purpose-driven organisations that thrive in today’s environment to deliver long-term value.

In celebration of International Women's Day 2024, Addidat and Indigo: Independent Governance are delighted to collaborate for a second year to provide insights into gender diversity on the boards of AIM quoted companies.

With an increasing number of UK small-cap and AIM firms investing in their Net Zero strategies and the threat of greenwashing increasingly front of mind, how do companies continue to invest and communicate progress on their Net Zero strategies with confidence?

At Addidat, we've been bashing our heads together in the office and interrogating our data to produce our view on what lies ahead for the AIM and UK Small Cap communities and their ESG strategies.

Our data shows the number of AIM firms reporting climate-related risks and opportunities is likely to increase significantly in 2024, including several firms reporting on a voluntary basis. In this article we’ve provided the background on TCFD, as well as insights from our data on current reporting by AIM participants, and recommendations from our experience supporting our clients to meet these new mandatory reporting requirements.

You are just getting your head around climate change, and someone throws into the mix, “but what about the impact of your business on nature?” A primer for helping small-caps begin to understand TNFD.

With the ever-increasing regulations, societal awareness, and growing stakeholder expectations on the E of ESG, the S, social, can be more challenging for companies to find time to focus on, unpick, and demonstrate commitment and progress. One option is to pay staff the real Living Wage, and to become an accredited Living Wage Employer.

It can be a big leap between, knowing you that need to do something, and knowing what to do to achieve it. This is a real challenge for many AIM listed firms considering where to start with an ESG strategy. In this short article, we explain how to go about it and how we are helping firms with this challenge.

A short post this week! But a vitally important picture recapping why diversity matters.

"Setting an ESG strategy? Undertake a materiality assessment first…" In this article, we explain what materiality means in the world of ESG, why it's important and the different elements to consider in undertaking an assessment.

As highlighted in the recent QCA report, investor expectations on small and medium-cap firms are increasing and will likely continue to rise. In this article, we introduce the key actors and the different pressures arising from three core investors (shareholders, creditors and insurance providers) and what this can mean for firms.

It’s likely the ISSB standards will help to reduce the overall reporting burden on companies, the benefits are a while away yet and may actually add complexity in the interim. Read on to find out our rationale why.

What are they and why should small-cap company boards care? In this short article we explain the key terms, challenges and thoughts on how small-cap company boards can navigate this delicate balancing act.