Insight
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INSIGHT: Board expertise, 11 March, 2024
How to deal with an unprepared director
When a board colleague has not done their background reading, getting frustrated with them is not the only option.
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INSIGHT: Workplace supply chain, 4 March, 2024
How to streamline workplace supply chains
Sometimes it pays—in terms of efficiency, sustainability and a healthier bottom line—to consolidate your suppliers.
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COMMENT: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, 28 February, 2024
A fragmented future for sustainability in Europe?
As the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive stalls, we must navigate a more complex and costly ESG landscape.
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COMMENT: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, 26 February, 2024
One key move that will boost corporate sustainability
An efficient mechanism for hearing complaints and redressing grievances is a powerful tool for governance and human rights due diligence.
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INSIGHT: Board expertise, 21 February, 2024
10 ways boards need to transform
Governance needs to pivot in the face of accelerating change, with boards becoming forward-thinking, flexible and proactive.
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INSIGHT: Governance, 21 February, 2024
The pros and cons of advisory boards
Advisory boards give independent advice to the statutory directors. But where does it leave governance if their independence is compromised?
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INSIGHT: Ethics, 20 February, 2024
4 ways to make ethics training memorable
It’s a serious business to bring your company’s ethics and compliance up to speed—but delivering playful learning pays dividends.
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INSIGHT: Sustainability, 14 February, 2024
Sustainability strategy for boards
Leading the sustainability transition calls for the board to go beyond compliance and ask practical questions about ESG governance.
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INSIGHT: Sustainability, 7 February, 2024
How to be a sustainability leader, not a follower
A board that looks to embed sustainability as a ‘guiding force’ in the business will give its company the competitive edge.
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INSIGHT: Hybrid working, 31 January, 2024
It’s office life—but not as we know it
How flexible working options, including an office space, allow employees to access the social connections needed for productivity.
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INSIGHT: Artificial intelligence, 30 January, 2024
AI is about governance, not tech
The potential of artificial intelligence is huge, as are the pitfalls. Here’s how to get to grips with the governance required.
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INSIGHT: ESG-linked pay, 25 January, 2024
Do ESG bonuses improve sustainability?
ESG bonuses are on the rise: are they improving sustainability or just increasing executive wealth?
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INSIGHT: Cybersecurity, 11 January, 2024
5 questions to ask chief information security officers
Board involvement helps to not only defend an organisation from cybersecurity threats, but also strengthen its resilience.
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INSIGHT: Board expertise, 22 December, 2023
How to increase diverse board-level skills
The diversity spotlight has missed one key area: the range of skills needed on the board to enable it to make the best decisions.
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INSIGHT: AGM trends, 18 December, 2023
What are your investors thinking?
The 2023 AGM season revealed that executive pay and long-term incentive awards are hot issues for European company shareholders.
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INSIGHT: Artificial intelligence, 5 December, 2023
AI priorities for the board
To reap the benefits of artificial intelligence, boards will need to work on their organisational confidence, talent and value.
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INSIGHT: Corporate purpose, 20 November, 2023
On purpose: crafting an authentic statement
Purpose statements define how organisations align purpose and people. Here’s how to make a statement that truly hits the mark.
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INSIGHT: Chief financial officer, 13 November, 2023
How to succeed as a first-time CFO
The remit and responsibilities of the chief financial officer have changed, which can seem daunting for those entering the role.
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INSIGHT: Ethical culture, 13 November, 2023
How to embed an ethical culture
Business success depends on purpose—and therefore ethics—being the top item on any organisation’s board agenda.
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INSIGHT: Internal investigations, 3 November, 2023
How to prepare for conducting an internal investigation
Here are some key questions for board directors to consider in advance of embarking on an internal investigation.