Risk
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Climate change, 15 January, 2018
MPs ask if voluntary climate-risk reporting recommendations are enough
A inquiry by UK MPs into green finance initiatives will also ask whether climate-change-risk disclosure recommendations from a G20 task force will work as a voluntary process.
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Board Essentials: Risk management, 4 December, 2017
Ten simple ways boards can manage their risks better
Follow these ten tips on risk management and you'll be well on your way to preventing corporate disaster.
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Risk and reputation, 4 December, 2017
Risk management: prevention is better than cure
The real skill in risk management is not preventing past crises from recurring, but learning from them and identifying root causes to prevent them happening at all, explains Anthony Fitzsimmons of Reputability.
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Risk, 24 November, 2017
Investors seek more ‘comprehensive information’ on risks
Financial Reporting Lab reveals that risk reporting has improved but investors want to know whether disclosed risks are general or "specific" to the company.
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Information security, 3 November, 2017
Why directors should learn to love cybersecurity
It’s time for boards to take control of their organisations’ cybersecurity at a time when the threat to data security has never been so severe.
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Crisis management, 27 October, 2017
Crisis management: the key to a sound corporate reputation
Risk monitoring and detailed contingency planning can help a firm with a reputation under fire, but boards looking ahead by a decade or more are the leaders best placed to see off existential threats.
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Global risk, 10 October, 2017
Risk hotspots: a global roundup
Board Agenda reports on risk-related convulsions across the globe, from Spain’s constitutional crisis to Washington’s ongoing conflict with North Korea.
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Reputational risk, 2 October, 2017
Managing reputation risk in the boardroom
A lot is spoken about organisational risk, but non-executives should remember their reputations are on the line too. Nick Hood describes the steps need to protect a personal reputation.
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Diversity & risk, 15 September, 2017
Does gender diversity affect a company’s risk management?
Do female board directors have less appetite for risk? Recent research attempted to reveal whether there is a link between gender in the boardroom and measures of risk.
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Corporate risk, 14 September, 2017
Risk: Why boards need a collective mindset
Handling risk should not be viewed as the domain of a boardroom “expert” but as an area for collective decision-making, where everyone recognises there is no such thing as certainty.
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Global risk, 1 July, 2017
Global risk: hotspots from the UK, US, Italy, Europe and Qatar
Board Agenda reports on a handful of risk-related tremors around the world, from UK election woes to Eurozone growth and a renewable energy spike.
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Shareholder engagement, 6 June, 2017
Pension fund group to increase pressure over climate risks
Local government pension funds to plan more action over climate change risk after partnering with specialist research group.
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Risk, 18 April, 2017
Risk hotspots — tremors from around the world
Board Agenda reports on a handful of risk-related tremors from around the world, from Trump's protectionist policies, to Uber CEO's embarrassing taxi quarrel.
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Rolls-Royce, 10 April, 2017
Rolls-Royce: after the shocks and blows, can it get back on course?
Rolls-Royce was once the darling of the aerospace sector. But heavy financial losses and a corruption scandal present challenges for the new CEO, and sheds light on risks and behaviour in the defence industry.
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Data security, 27 March, 2017
Boardrooms should heed new frontiers in personal data security
Personal data security is increasingly important, but many companies may not be ready to comply with tougher data protection laws.
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Communication technology, 27 March, 2017
Technology key to secure boardroom communication
A communications gap in the boardroom will only get wider unless members embrace new technology, says Blake Stephenson, Nasdaq Corporate Solutions.
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Audit committees, 22 March, 2017
Why audit committees worry about risk management systems
Audit committees are worried that boards have failed to grasp the risk nettle. Diversity of thought, and agility to react to change, should be central to good governance.
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Cyber-risk, 14 March, 2017
Intelligence chief calls on boardrooms to act on cybersecurity
The head of GCHQ, the UK intelligence centre, says boardrooms have failed to grasp the risk from cyber-threats.
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Cyber-risk, 24 February, 2017
Do company boards need an expert in cybersecurity and technology?
Cybersecurity is at the top of boardroom agendas. Stephen Bonner of Deloitte asks whether boards need a member who is a dedicated cyber expert.
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Technology, 7 February, 2017
Lack of cybersecurity expertise on FTSE 100 boards ‘alarming’
Just one in 20 FTSE 100 companies have board members with a specific cybersecurity or technology specialism, according to Deloitte.