Insights
How hedge fund activists influence target firms
Understanding settlement agreements is important to see the complete picture of the corporate governance landscape.
Responsible innovation: implications for corporate governance
To address challenges such as Covid-19, a responsible innovation process is required. Here’s how corporate governance can help.
More than money: the evolving role of the chief financial officer
The Covid-19 pandemic has placed the CFO role at the heart of business, with an increasingly important role in strategy execution.
How good governance can stop toxic ‘bro behaviour’ at companies
Boards and directors are the instigators, nurturers and custodians of one of an organisation’s most critical assets: its culture.
How to prevent your employees’ mistakes compromising cybersecurity
An alarming 43% of employees have made mistakes with cybersecurity repercussions for themselves or their company. How can firms mitigate this risk?
Pandemic or no, it’s business as usual for boards
For now, corporate boards prefer to keep the status quo—and the long view—in the face of Covid-19 upheaval.
When corporate social responsibility is mostly for show
Under pressure to be good corporate citizens, politically endorsed firms in emerging markets often choose philanthropy over adopting greener practices.
Four principles to keep your business’s social purpose goals on track
The pandemic has underlined the need for social purpose. Here’s how to make it part of your short, medium and long-term strategy.
Women leaders are better at fighting the pandemic
The performance of women leaders in the Covid pandemic offers a global experiment in crisis management. Why has gender made a difference?
How directors should manage AI, GDPR and data privacy risks
Senior management need to have policies, processes and people in place to address data protection risks arising from AI and GDPR.