Insight
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INSIGHT: Risk management, 1 December, 2022
Risk: beware the leadership clique
The rapid collapse and bankruptcy of huge cryptocurrency exchange FTX carries a salutary lesson about the need for challenge on every board.
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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.
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INSIGHT: Executive pay, 21 November, 2022
Why are ‘ethical’ executives still highly paid?
The way the labour market works—or fails to work—presents a dilemma for remuneration committees when it comes to executive pay.
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INSIGHT: Board expertise, 15 November, 2022
How to chair the board more effectively
As boards respond to pressure for immediate results and compliance, a smart chair can help directors to focus on strategic, long-term success.
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INSIGHT: ESG resolutions, 11 November, 2022
ESG: what happened at the 2022 proxy season?
A summary of AGMs for companies across eight European markets reveals a growth in participation and in ESG resolutions.
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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.
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INSIGHT: Board expertise, 7 November, 2022
Every board needs a STEM professional
With technology an intrinsic part of industry, making properly informed decisions at the top level is crucial.
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INSIGHT: ESG-related risk, 4 November, 2022
ESG and your supply chain
Businesses looking overseas for innovative solutions to supply chain disruption need to be aware of the potential for ESG-related litigation.
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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.
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INSIGHT: Ethics, 24 October, 2022
Integrity as a means of internal control
Harnessing the power of integrity will improve the decisions taken by everyone in your organisation, and can lead to rapid culture change.
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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.
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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.
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INSIGHT: Greenwashing liability, 13 October, 2022
Greenwashing: are directors ultimately liable?
Directors who pay lip service to climate-related risks may be exposed to breach of duty claims for failing to protect firms’ interests.
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INSIGHT: ESG-linked pay, 27 September, 2022
Executive remuneration through the ESG lens
Over half of FTSE 100 executive bonus plans now contain an element addressing ESG. Here’s why it makes sense.
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INSIGHT: Board behaviour, 20 September, 2022
Why do narcissistic CEOs promise and fail?
A new study reveals that narcissistic chief executives tend to announce more share repurchases, yet not follow this course of action through.
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INSIGHT: Diversity and inclusion, 12 September, 2022
Why D&I should top the board agenda
If diversity and inclusion (D&I) is not the first item on your post-holiday to-do list, then now is a good time to reflect and ask why.
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INSIGHT: Financial reporting, 8 September, 2022
The long and winding road to financial reporting standards
Setting standards for sustainability reporting is complex. Can we learn from the past 150 years of setting financial reporting standards?
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INSIGHT: C-suite roles, 5 September, 2022
The X factor in crafting new CXO roles successfully
CXO roles have proliferated in recent decades, making it difficult for some title holders to find their footing in the C-suite landscape.
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INSIGHT: Directors' duties, 2 September, 2022
What happens when a director resigns?
A High Court judge has determined that resigning from the board will not necessarily mean leaving all liabilities behind.
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INSIGHT: Climate change risk, 1 September, 2022
Climate change gets up close and personal for board members
Shell’s directors are the first to face legal action for mismanaging climate risk. Two new INSEAD reports offer advice to board members to avoid the same fate.