The international economy, like the world order, is changing as new fault lines emerge and different practices and strategies evolve. There are fundamental differences in the responses of companies as well as Governments to...
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Directors and boards vary in their interpretation of ESG aspirations, requirements and considerations, the priority they attach to them, and in their assessments of their importance to investors and other stakeholders. Some take...
Boards of Directors should feel involved and committed to a company’s success. But traditions sometimes limit their possible contributions. Adhering to the long-standing view of “noses in, fingers out” relative to corporate...
Directors, Boards and businesses generally usually need to be resilient in order to cope and remain relevant as developments occur and events unfold, for the next generation of board members, resilience should be an expectation...
Insights for Elevated Governance Boards sit at the apex of governance systems, and fundamentally operate as a self-governing human system rich in perception, language, culture, and beliefs. Increasingly, world problems as well...
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...
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...
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...
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...
We are at a critical moment in human history. The pre COP 26 UN Climate Change Synthesis Report on Nationally Determined Contributions to achieving Paris Agreement targets suggested these will not be sufficient to contain...
