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1. INSIGHT: Coronavirus, 6 April, 2020

   What’s in your hand? How businesses can create social value

   Companies are creating social value during the coronavirus crisis by thinking innovatively about what they can offer—and who could benefit.

2. Strategy, 1 April, 2020

   Board leadership and culture will be a differentiator in this crisis

   Calm, clear, decisive, empathetic, motivational and realistic leadership will be required—and we will all be judged on how we step up.

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   COMMENT: Covid-19 pandemic, 30 March, 2020

   Who is an ‘essential worker’ at times of crisis?

   Many workers deemed essential are on low wages and zero-hour contracts. This crisis is a reminder that we should value workers in all parts of the economy.

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   COMMENT: Corporate governance, 24 March, 2020

   Regulators must grant boards flexibility during Covid-19 crisis

   The Institute of Directors would like to see urgent temporary measures implemented relating to board decision-making, company reporting and AGMs.

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   INSIGHT: Crisis management, 24 March, 2020

   Boards must harness tension to succeed in a time of disruption

   Boards need to learn to look inward and harness "positive tension" to avoid becoming dysfunctional during a crisis.

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   Board composition, 20 March, 2020

   Putting more women at the helm of corporate boards

   Research shows that women often outperform men in critical board-leader competencies. If only there were more female board chairs.

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   COMMENT: Corporate governance, 17 March, 2020

   Covid-19 is a new systemic risk. What are the implications for governance?

   A long-term perspective—and a grounding in ethics and values more generally—should guide both investor and board responses.

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   COMMENT: Regulation, 5 March, 2020

   Section 172 reporting is an opportunity to increase transparency

   New S172 reporting requirements should spur firms to review how board decisions are reached, and push boards to learn more about the views of stakeholders.

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   COMMENT: Stakeholder debate, 28 February, 2020

   Company purpose and profit are not mutually exclusive

   The view that a company may be either “profit-seeking” or “purposeful” is overly simplistic, with serious consequences for board accountability.

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   Sustainable business, 26 February, 2020

   Accountants must help business confront the challenge of climate change

   A new global declaration calls on the accountancy profession to put sustainability and the fight against climate change at the forefront of its work.

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   Non-financial disclosures, 18 February, 2020

   Better sustainability disclosures require clear reporting boundaries

   Sustainability reporting needs to be internally consistent, theoretically sound and a useful source of data for decision-making. We're not there yet.

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    COMMENT: Investor engagement, 12 February, 2020

    Stakeholder debate should not be used to weaken shareholder rights

    Investors play a vital role in holding boards to account—and well-governed companies safeguard the long-term interests of all stakeholders.

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