Board Agenda, in association with Mazars and INSEAD, asked C-suite executives and non-executives about their preparedness for a pandemic in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, as well as gauging their changing attitude to risk and their views of the current risk environment.

Diligent has hosted over 100 director interviews, virtual roundtables, webinars and podcasts since COVID-19 began. We’ve summed up our findings in a report, which offers a snapshot of corporate boardrooms right now.

An internal investigation must be handled meticulously to avoid legal exposure, regulatory or criminal prosecution and reputational damage, and enable the board to comply with its obligations. This guide seeks to empower company directors in dealings with the authorities should an internal invest...

Whether it’s a lack of engagement or security, poorly executed virtual meetings can lessen productivity, weaken camaraderie, and (most importantly) compromise sensitive information at all levels of an organisation. As video conferences become an increasingly important collaboration tool for board...

The ever-changing corporate landscape is making the AGM season a more uncertain time. In 2020, we are expecting more developments. Challenges will come from increasingly confident investors and proxy advisers whose expectations are likely to be higher than the new codes and standards. To help you...

Diversity in the boardroom is now seen as good business practice—supporting enhanced decision-making, market understanding and employee engagement. Regulators and investors see the value in board diversity, and are willing to engage on the issue where weaknesses are identified. There is also a pen...

The Global Business Complexity Index, sponsored by TMF Group, looks at the complexity of operating businesses in countries around the world. Since the 2018 report, the landscape has become more challenging. Trade disputes, tariffs, rising nationalism and Brexit point to a shift from globalisation to...

Board-level risk management activities vary in organisations as a result of internal and external factors. This new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) highlights common challenges and good practices to overcome risk management difficulties. It includes the ‘risk ...

At a time of rapid advances in technology and market transformation, business executives need to be fit for the future, not just for the present. And this is perhaps most important for members of the board, those that are charged with the oversight of the business. In a technology-enabled transfo...

Financial services firms are facing an unprecedented raft of challenges. The Future-Proofing Financial Services – Insight Report 2019, produced by Board Agenda in partnership with Mazars, looks at the principles of effective governance and board practices within the financial se...

Few developments have been as influential on business as outsourcing. For boards around the world the benefit of outsourcing has moved from simply reducing costs to providing the opportunity for competitive advantage and strategic transformation. Boardroom Insights: The risks & rewards of...

The impact of digital transformation changes virtually every aspect of an organisation, and corporate boards are no exception. As an organisation becomes more agile, reduces cycle times and adopts analytics-driven processes, becoming a real-time entity, so, too, must the board that governs it. This ...

Digital transformation and new technology is rapidly changing each aspect of an organisation, which is greatly impacting how boards operate. Understanding how to use technology to drive more benefit to an organisation is of the utmost importance. Enterprise Governance Management (EGM) is an emerging...

The Board Leadership in Corporate Sustainability: European Report 2018, produced by Mazars and Board Agenda in association with INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, measures how boards and directors across Europe are leading and managing corporate sustainability, which has become a p...

The Board Leadership in Corporate Culture: European Report 2017, produced by Mazars and Board Agenda in association with INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, is the first survey of its kind to measure how effective boards and directors across Europe are at leading and managing corporate cultu...

Boards are coming under more scrutiny and pressure than ever before from regulators, investors and the public to be effective and to continually raise their performance. More accountability is called for, which brings further complexity ...

Compliance is becoming more important as a variable that senior decision-makers must consider when choosing international expansion locations. At the same time, legal and tax teams need to know what jurisdictions are complex for handling compliance issues.

Artificial intelligence (AI) warrants the close attention of the board because it presents opportunities when applied well and risks when applied badly. Organisations that successfully exploit AI can disrupt the market, drive growth and manage their commercial risk. Yet, AI technologies also present...

So, in case you missed it, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into play in May 2018. This is the biggest shake-up of data-protection laws in decades and will affect every organisation in Europe. With it we see a multitude of obligations that require companies to securely and eff...

Traditional industries are being disrupted by agile, innovative startups faster than ever before. In that context, new and diverse ways of thinking are required for larger and more established organisations to respond to new market dynamics, evolving customer needs and increasingly complex technolog...

This report describes how the integration of ESG issues into investment practice and decision making is an increasingly standard part of the regulatory and legal requirements for institutional investors, along with requirements to consider the sustainability-related preferences of their clients and ...

The Global Business Complexity Index 2020 provides an authoritative overview of the complexity of establishing and operating businesses around the world. It explores factors that drive the success or failure of international business, with a focus on operating in foreign markets, and outlines key th...

This report from the TCFD gives an overview of the potential financial implications of climate change, climate-related risks and opportunities and the corresponding TCFD recommendations on disclosures.

This guide from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz provides an overview of the key rules applicable to compensation committees of listed US companies and practices that compensation committees should consider in the current environment. It outlines a compensation committee member’s responsibilitie...

The Sustainability Board Report has developed an organisational framework that taps into the power of purpose, individual management style and fosters outcomes that benefit all stakeholders.

As we prepare to return to workplaces, now is the time to shift mindsets and behaviours around when, where, how and by whom work outcomes are achieved. In this new world of work, we can make bold moves on flexibility to accelerate change towards a more gender-equal, safe, inclusive and high-perfo...

In the current challenging context, the task of fostering inclusion and diversity (I&D) could easily take a back seat—and the painstaking progress made by many firms in recent years could be reversed. As this report shows, however, I&D is a powerful enabler of business performance. Compani...

The OMFIF Gender Balance Index tracks the presence of men and women in decision-making positions in central banks, sovereign funds and public pension funds. Each year, we report on how these institutions are performing when it comes to gender balance, highlighting notable appointments and changes i...

The IBE’s 2020 report on corporate ethics policies and programmes analyses data from a sample of 242 large listed companies. The findings will help companies understand current practice in corporate ethics programmes and benchmark their organisation; identify leading practice in terms of how organ...

The idea of board diversity has gone from radical to widely accepted as what makes boards work well. This report analyses the boards of 100 largest companies of the FTSE Small Cap index (FTSE SMC 100) and in the AIM 50 index by looking at their annual reports and appointments. It reviews their board...