Strategy
INSIGHT: Board expertise, 28 November, 2022
How listening to workers can boost business
Giving workers a greater say in the companies they work for can help to improve organisations, according to High Pay Centre research.
COMMENT: Climate change, 16 November, 2022
Sustainability and climate change: the other energy crisis
The world is addicted to cheap energy. We need to admit this and have the courage to put oil, gas, and coal into stewardship.
Insight: Outsourcing, 11 November, 2022
Can outsourcing improve governance?
How restructuring is allowing one charity to focus on what it does best, and improve its corporate governance along the way.
NEWS: Investor relations, 3 November, 2022
BlackRock to test shareholder democracy in the UK
Chief executive Larry Fink seeks ‘to translate individual investor views into voting instructions’ for the first time.
NEWS: ESG engagement, 28 October, 2022
Number of ‘ESG-engaged’ directors rises steeply
This year’s Sustainability Board Report also reveals that many more large companies now have an ESG committee.
INSIGHT: Governance and innovation, 27 October, 2022
Governance must not stand in the way of innovation
As regulation increases, innovation suffers—but a diverse, savvy board can promote a corporate culture open to change.
NEWS: Succession planning, 20 October, 2022
Succession planning can calm the market
When a good CEO announces their departure, revealing a succession plan eases the pain in more ways than one, finds research.
INSIGHT: Board expertise, 17 October, 2022
Boards must prepare for active political engagement
Why right now is the best time for boards to make contact with politicians who can impact—or potentially impact—your business’s bottom line.
INSIGHT: M&As, 17 October, 2022
Culture fit: make or break for M&As
A successful M&A—like a good marriage—needs both parties to understand and embrace their differences. Here’s how.
NEWS: Podcast, 3 October, 2022
Boards advised to ‘act now to save auto sector’
The UK’s auto industry faces unprecedented challenges and may only have 10 years to adapt or disappear, warn experts in our latest podcast.