Directors - balancing business success with wider responsibilities
- alanrutland
- Apr 1
- 1 min read

The Department for Business and Trade is researching how company directors balance their legal duty to make the business successful, while considering the interests of employees, customers, suppliers, communities and the environment (section 172 of the Companies Act).
There are no plans to change these duties, but your feedback will help the government to review how this legislation works in practice.