Tag: coronavirus
Covid-19: FRC urges companies to provide ‘more extensive disclosures’
The UK regulator says investors expect detailed reporting on the financial impact of Covid-19, while experts point to the risk of firms “burying bad news”.
UK dividends slashed by a ‘dizzying’ £22bn in Q2
The Covid-19 crisis saw dividend payments cut by 57% in the second quarter of this year, as many companies took action to protect balance sheets.
Computer says no: the risks of AI in the post-pandemic digital workplace
Digitalisation of the workplace has been heralded as key to organisational effectiveness, learning and agility. But is this future as perfect as it seems?
Risk report reveals pandemic forced companies to review strategy
Survey reveals almost 60% of firms have revisited their strategy, and highlights a lack of board knowledge about key risks—including climate change.
CVAs: flexible business aid or delaying the inevitable?
Big brands are using company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) to manage the financial impact of Covid-19. But experts warn they can damage the reputation of businesses—and directors.
Warning over boardroom composition as businesses adapt to Covid-19
A report from ecoDa cautions that current boardroom composition may not “respond to the imperatives” of the post-pandemic business environment.
Boohoo supply chain under scrutiny after Leicester lockdown claims
The fashion group’s share price plunged amid concerns over working conditions in its UK supply chain, raising questions about transparency and due diligence.
Tech skills in the boardroom and the race for survival
Executives and non-executives from a range of backgrounds met to gauge boardroom tech skills, board culture and adapting to the pandemic.
How we formed a strategy—and then adapted it to a global pandemic
Making strategy is a process that can generate friction—and can also be a positive force to help an organisation adapt and respond to unexpected events.
Lessons from CEOs: leading through the Covid-19 crisis and beyond
Many CEOs have found their crisis management frameworks inadequate, requiring more dynamic approaches that are better at “sensing and responding”.