Don't Waste the Latest U.K. Sleaze Crisis

U.K. business swiftly condemned misogyny and sexual harassment when the Financial Times lifted the lid on a sleazy men-only charitable event held recently at London's Dorchester hotel. But companies could be doing more to prove they mean what they say. Investors have the leverage to turn telling into showing.

The Presidents Club dinner, with its skimpily dressed hostesses and alleged groping, was unusually blatant, and the list of invitees seems to have been weighted to one sector, property. But the furore provides investors across the board with an opportunity to demand better disclosure on corporate culture in general and harassment in particular.