Corporate boards vary greatly in the extent to which they could be said to be effective and responsible, create positive value for a company’s stakeholders and wider society, impact upon the environment and contribute to...
The authority, influence and power that a board is able to exert can depend upon factors beyond applicable laws, regulations, listing requirements, license conditions and contracts. More experienced directors may better...
The Meaningful Business 100 is a community of entrepreneurs, business leaders, CEOs, and investors who are changing the nature of business as they promote the UN Global Goals. The recently announced Meaningful Business 100...
With the privileges of limited liability for companies come certain obligations for their directors. These duties need to be addressed in addition to the responsibilities executive directors may have as managers leading business...
In my lectures and conversations, I am often asked for signs of hope in the face of the global challenges and devastation of our time. Dr. Jane Goodall’s work in over 100 villages in several African countries gives me hope. ...
Purpose, priorities, goals and objectives can sometimes be critiqued, discussed and resulting changes communicated more quickly than the time many companies take to periodically review the strategies they employ to pursue and...
Some countries will partially or wholly disappear as sea levels rise. Others will become largely uninhabitable or cease to be viable. As coastal cities are inundated, significant proportions of the national infrastructures of...
Customers and other stakeholders may hold a diversity of views on what is excellent and innovative and employ differing criteria for deciding what represents excellence and innovation. These can also evolve over time and as...
Protecting the Ocean & Securing a Blue Economy: The Role of Blue Finance This week, delegates from around the world meet in Lisbon to discuss and protect the future of the ocean at the UN Ocean Conference. A key...
Our futures and those of many other life forms on our planet are not assured. Unsustainable growth, lifestyles and business activities are adversely affecting the environment and biodiversity, using up scarce natural capital and...
