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15 January, 2021
‘A systemic risk’: investors demand greater ethnic diversity in boardrooms
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12 February, 2021
Six key areas of brand activism—and how your company can speak out
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12 February, 2021
What boards need to know about business transformation
Latest News
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COMMENT: Guidance, 26 February, 2021
The purpose and practice of independent board evaluations
Should external board reviews serve to inform a continual process of improvement or provide an assessment of whether the board is effective?
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PODCAST: Strategy, 25 February, 2021
Deanna Mulligan: how smart companies can close the skills gap
We talk to Deanna Mulligan, former CEO and chair of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, about solving the looming skills crisis.
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NEWS: Diversity, 24 February, 2021
Hampton-Alexander report highlights lack of women on executive teams
With improved gender diversity on boards, the latest report from the Hampton-Alexander Review turns its attention to female leaders.
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NEWS: Company value, 24 February, 2021
Investors and analysts ‘still learning to price ESG-related incidents’
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NEWS: Board composition, 22 February, 2021
Diversity milestone as FTSE 350 bids farewell to all-male boards (again)
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NEWS: Research, 19 February, 2021
AIM and FTSE SMC companies lag behind larger firms on diversity
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NEWS: Technology, 18 February, 2021
FRC backs use of augmented and virtual reality in corporate reporting
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NEWS: Board expertise, 16 February, 2021
Firms need ‘two layers’ of AI governance
Interviews
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PODCAST: Strategy
Deanna Mulligan: how smart companies can close the skills gap
We talk to Deanna Mulligan, former CEO and chair of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, about solving the looming skills crisis.
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PODCAST: Governance
LGIM’s Sacha Sadan on stewardship and sustainability
We talk to Sacha Sadan, LGIM's director of investment stewardship and one of the industry’s most influential thinkers on corporate governance.
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PODCAST: Board skills
Dame Alison Carnwath on NEDs, nomcos and future-fit boards
City grandee Dame Alison Carnwath talks about the challenges posed by the pandemic and how boards can adapt to new ways of working.
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PODCAST: Board skills
What does it take to be an effective non-executive director?
Our latest podcast features 2020 Sunday Times NED Award winners Bernadette Conroy, Ian Durant and David Rasche on the changing landscape for boards.
Comment
Board Moves
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Board moves, 25 February, 2021
Stella David joins Domino’s Pizza as independent non-executive director
David is a former chief executive of drinks company William Grant & Sons and was global chief marketing officer at Bacardi.
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Board moves, 23 February, 2021
Stripe appoints Mark Carney to its board of directors
The former governor of the Bank of England is the United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance.
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Board moves, 23 February, 2021
Adriane M. Brown joins the board of American Airlines
Brown will also become a member of the audit and corporate governance and public responsibility committees.
Regulation
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NEWS: Governance, 9 February, 2021
Norges Bank rejects idea of standards for board sustainability skills
“Prescriptive requirements for directors’ ESG expertise will be difficult to implement and may impede board formation,” warns the investor.
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NEWS: Regulation, 5 February, 2021
Reforms impose new responsibilities on directors for financial reporting
Government recommendations on audit reform, set to be published next week, will hold directors responsible for failures in financial reporting.
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INSIGHT: Outlook, 11 January, 2021
Beyond Covid: risk and resilience among governance trends for 2021
Digitalisation, diversity, risk and resilience are just some of the governance issues set to dominate the corporate landscape in 2021.
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