Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 27449
Companies: Conditions of Employment and Environment
Tabled: 29 January 2025
Answered: 6 February 2025
Question
Steve Race
Labour — Exeter
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that company directors consider the interests of (a) workers and (b) the environment.
Answer
Justin MaddersUnder section 172(1) of the Companies Act 2006, company directors are required to have regard to the interests of the company’s employees and the impact of the company’s operations on the environment. Since 2019, directors of large companies have been req...
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