Tag: coronavirus
Former CEO of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America on closing the skills gap
Just as Covid has seen firms and employees work in previously unthinkable ways, we all need new skills for the future, says Deanna Mulligan.
Furlough cash adds to ethical dilemmas around executive pay
The Investment Association and investors Fidelity have both warned companies against excessive pay where furlough money has yet to be repaid.
How boards can steer companies to ‘build back better’
The momentum for sustainability is strong despite misgivings over current financial strains. Few businesses can afford to ignore it.
Why directors should make compliance a strategic exercise
Compliance is no longer simply a question of rules, but of anticipating societal expectations and reflecting them in your corporate strategy.
Why 2021 is a year of opportunity for boards to build business resilience
Integrated thinking connects companies to the needs of their stakeholders, which fosters business resilience and creates long-term value.
Why Covid-19 is driving action on climate, biodiversity and social justice
The pandemic has underlined the importance of sustainable investing to global progress on ESG and stakeholder governance.
Boards urged to reform AGMs as part of post-pandemic strategy
ShareAction has called on boards to reform AGMs as part of a “purposeful” process that maximises shareholder and stakeholder involvement.
Beyond Covid: risk and resilience among governance trends for 2021
Digitalisation, diversity, risk and resilience are just some of the governance issues set to dominate the corporate landscape in 2021.
Top stories of 2020: climate, coronavirus and stakeholder capitalism
While the Covid-19 pandemic dominated the 2020 news agenda, it also put a host of other corporate governance issues in the spotlight.
Pandemic shows ‘broader range of expertise’ is needed on boards
The ‘multidimensional impact’ of Covid-19 underlines the need for greater boardroom diversity, says the Institute of Business Ethics.