Strategy
INSIGHT: Strategy, 12 October, 2020
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.
INSIGHT: Leadership, 6 October, 2020
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.
NEWS: Board composition, 6 October, 2020
LGIM says it’s ‘time for action’ to boost ethnic diversity on boards
Fund manager warns FTSE 100 nomco chairs that it will vote against reappointments “if they fail to meet expectations on ethnic diversity”.
NEWS: Strategy, 23 September, 2020
EcoAct sustainability study warns of FTSE 100 performance gap
While the FTSE 100 features numerous high-performers, many lower-scoring companies are still failing to address climate change risk.
NEWS: Sustainable finance, 22 September, 2020
CFO taskforce reveals plan to boost UN Sustainable Development Goals
The document sees chief financial officers call on firms, investors, banks and governments to work towards a “sustainable financial system”.
INSIGHT: Crisis response, 21 September, 2020
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.
INSIGHT: Sustainability, 21 September, 2020
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.
INSIGHT: Strategy, 16 September, 2020
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.
NEWS: Finance, 15 September, 2020
Share buybacks criticised for ‘short-term self-enrichment’ of executives
Analysts say that increasing corporate debt is often tied to share buybacks, which in turn relates to the sale of stock by executives.
INSIGHT: Strategy, 10 September, 2020
Not business as usual: returning to the workplace after the pandemic
Amid the practical issues, organisations must rebuild connections between employees—and recapture a shared sense of purpose.