Director diversity: What next for the boardroom?
There are more women on boards than ever – but is that really the end point of our diversity push? To really gain from diversity, the boards of the future will need...
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The end of corporate passivity: Why business leaders must shape geopolitics, not just react to it
To thrive in a fragmented world, business leaders must stop being passive spectators and start actively shaping geopolitics, urges IMD’s Arturo Bris...
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Dangerous products recalled faster when women are on the board
March 24, 2022 • by Corinne Post, Kaitlin Wowak, George Ball, David J. Ketchen Jr in Governance • 6 min read
Pharmaceutical products with the most serious defects are recalled 28 days sooner with women in the boardroom, research shows....
The CEO’s post-pandemic survival guide: ESG targets take center stage
CEO turnover is rising after a COVID lull as boards place corporate culture and social responsibility at the heart of performance criteria, equal to shareholder value creation....
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Questions to help you identify potential conflicts of interest on your board: Part 4
The position of your company in society is something that needs to be taken into account when you consider how to maximize shareholder value.Board directors have a moral obligation not to take...
Questions to help you identify potential conflicts between directors and stakeholders
When certain board members exercise influence over the others through compensation, favors, a relationship, or psychological manipulation conflicts can arise. It's best to check regularly to make sure the board doesn't face...
Questions that will help you identify potential conflicts of interest on your board: Part 1
Danger lies in the extent to which boards and directors are unaware of the many subtle conflicts of interest within a group dynamic. Add to the mix divided loyalties among shareholders and...
Taking regeneration on board
June 7, 2021 • by John Elkington in Governance • 6 min read
Boards and companies have made wide-ranging sustainability goals; regeneration is what they should be talking about...
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