Insights
Stronger together: the wider benefits of women on boards
We know that women improve company boards, but a recent study reveals that they also offer better support to less powerful stakeholders and, in turn, make their companies better corporate citizens.
The Five Qs – a recipe for effective leadership
Effective leaders create organisations focused on delivering value, but most of all they need the “Five Qs”, says Andrew Kakabadse, professor of governance and leadership at Henley Business School.
A very strategic engagement: stakeholders and long-term value
Attending to the needs of all stakeholders will make an enterprise more successful in the long term, but it’s up to boards to engage with them in a fair and open way.
Evolving a corporate governance code that is fit for purpose
The UK’s Financial Reporting Council has published proposals for a streamlined governance code, while research from Mazars, in association with ecoDa, finds compliance with the existing framework to be variable.
Risk hotspots: a global roundup
Board Agenda reports on risk around the world, from Korean hopes for peace and Tesla’s gamble on growth, to pressure on plastics firms and rumblings in German politics.
Activist investors: the corporate world’s new fixture
Boards beware: as investor activism becomes more prevalent, directors would do well to prepare for the worst—an issue that few companies have properly considered.
Sustainable business begins with digital boardrooms
A digital board portal can help businesses to become more sustainable, not just on an environmental level but also in terms of efficiency and security.
How good board communication can mitigate risk
The growing need for corporate accountability has shown how up-to-date, accessible information is crucial for directors—enter the digital board pack.
Why gender diversity pays
Female board members make companies more profitable, though this is not always reflected in market valuations or research. Kris Byron and Corinne Post investigate why.
Artificial Intelligence: the ethical dimension
Businesses are racing to embrace the use of artificial intelligence in their products and services, but there is a right and wrong way to use it, argues Philippa Foster Back of the Institute of Business Ethics.