Different stakeholders can have varying views and expectations of business in general, markets and the capitalist system, and also of individual companies and their boards. Views of some enterprises may also differ from those of...
Directors and boards should work for the future success of the companies for which they are responsible, but what might future success look like when uncertainties abound? How might their and stakeholder aspirations...
“All life is interrelated. We are all caught in an unescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affect us all indirectly.” Martin Luther King This past...
The start of a new calendar year can be a time for review, reflection, re-thinking, renewal and resolutions. For directors, these activities should involve more than defensive reactions to contemporary difficulties and short-term...
In honor of Human Rights Day on December 10th, this blog features some important developments in the field of human rights. Measuring human rights allows us to assess progress, effect change, and improve human rights worldwide. ...
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. ...
