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Insights: Risk

AI agents

INSIGHT: AI and the board, 13 April, 2026

The AI risk faced by every board right now

Even if no one in the organisation planned their arrival, AI agents are already present and working in the systems you trust.

sustainability litigation

COMMENT: Non-financial disclosure, 13 April, 2026

Is your board at risk of sustainability litigation?

ESG disclosures, until recently focused on reputational risk and stakeholder expectations, are now becoming legal evidence.

AI and boards

NEWS: AI and the board, 19 March, 2026

Boards ‘should discuss AI at every meeting’

More than 70% of boards fail to give enough attention to artificial intelligence oversight, survey reveals.

general counsel

INSIGHT: General counsel, 10 March, 2026

How to stay on the right side of the law

What happens when an organisation’s general counsel resigns? Effective succession planning is key to good governance.

black swan

INSIGHT: Risk management, 16 February, 2026

Are you ready for a ‘black swan’ event?

Black swan events—unforeseen but monumentally impactful incidents—demand from boards actionable strategies and organisational resilience.

AI governance

INSIGHT: AI and the board, 3 February, 2026

6 steps to protect leaders in the era of AI

Organisational trust and board members’ reputations increasingly need safeguarding in a digital, algorithm-driven world.

cybercrime AI

COMMENT: Cybersecurity, 19 December, 2025

Cybercrime in the age of AI

Businesses that ignore AI do so at their peril—but there is peril in embracing it, too. How can boards protect themselves from cybercriminals?

risk strategy

INSIGHT: Risk management, 16 December, 2025

5 ways to embed risk into strategy

How to unlock resilience and growth in an environment of ‘nonlinear, accelerated, volatile and interconnected risks’.

cyber attack

INSIGHT: Cyber threats, 8 December, 2025

How to build board cyber resilience

Cyber threats are ramping up and boards need to act now to stay ahead, putting in place incident response plans before the worst happens.

fiduciary duties

INSIGHT: Reputational risk, 25 November, 2025

Step back or step up? Fiduciary duties in a volatile world

In times of turbulence, retreating may seem like the safest option, but it is far from a board’s real duty.

ESG Summit

COMMENT: Sustainability reporting, 21 November, 2025

Why does sustainability reporting matter now?

Boards can’t afford to delay on sustainability reporting. Act now to build a resilient business that understands impacts and risk.

stay silent or speak up

COMMENT: Board decision-making, 21 November, 2025

How silence shapes board decisions

For boards, the dilemma and value of the dissenting voice is not about individual courage to speak up—it's a matter of culture.

wrong people to lead

INSIGHT: Succession planning, 30 October, 2025

Leadership: how to stop promoting the wrong people

High performance does not automatically equip someone for successful leadership; not everyone is made to lead.

WEBINAR: Resilience, 22 October, 2025

Shareholders and regulators focus on resilience

Boards are now expected to ensure they are on point in looking to, and handling, emerging risks and trends that will affect business.

polycrisis

COMMENT: Risk management, 21 October, 2025

Business must adapt to survive the polycrisis

The risk landscape is changing drastically, and it is only through investing in a new partnership approach that we can move forward.

activist landscape

INSIGHT: Activism, 25 September, 2025

Navigating the activist landscape

How corporate leaders and boards can recognise, prepare for and react to external attacks on their organisations.

reputation risk

COMMENT: Reputational risk, 18 September, 2025

Think of your reputation—before it’s too late

As with financial risk oversight, reputational risk thinking requires the continuous, systematic and proactive attention of the board.

coldplay-gate

COMMENT: Work relationships, 14 August, 2025

The Coldplay affair: how to avoid conflicts of interest

The behaviour of Astronomer’s former CEO cost the software company dear: how can boards foresee such relationships and avoid disruption?

COMMENT: Digital transformation, 8 August, 2025

Is AI a disruptive technology?

Generative AI plainly creates a steep learning curve for businesses, but corporate fears of impending doom may be misplaced.

US tariffs

COMMENT: International trade, 30 July, 2025

Facing the prospect of US tariffs

As Friday’s deadline for a trade deal between Canada and the US looms, here are six ways for Canada’s boards to prepare for no deal.

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