18 May, 2018
Sustainable expectations: how the ESG investment agenda is shifting
It’s a perennial debate, but one that refuses to go away. Companies need to plan for the long term but are concerned that demands from investors create a short-term attitude that will drive focus aw...
18 May, 2018
How automation and digitisation are driving an outsourcing rethink
Since they first emerged in the US in the 1980s and then in Europe in the early 1990s, the use of shared service centres (SSCs) has spread exponentially. According to research by Everest Group, mor...
15 May, 2018
A road map for protection against cybercrime security
As international cybercrime becomes big business and a primary corporate risk, boards are grappling with understanding its complexities, and ensuring robust defences are in place against hackers. T...
26 February, 2018
Corporate culture: concept into focused action
Culture is one of the biggest business buzzwords of our time. A decade since the 2008 financial crisis discredited “shareholder value” as a sole justification of business action, cor...
12 February, 2018
A very strategic engagement: stakeholders and long-term value
Everyone is talking about them, but who or what are they? The term “stakeholder” is a catch-all shorthand for all those who can in any way affect, or be affected by, the fortunes and...
12 February, 2018
Evolving a corporate governance code that is fit for purpose
Corporate governance is rarely out of the business headlines. In spite of 25 years of an evolving corporate governance framework for UK-listed companies, in the wake of any high-profile ...
6 November, 2017
European survey: boards struggle with culture
Almost two-thirds of European company directors work on boards that either fall short of giving corporate culture significant attention, or fail to include it in their formal risk-manage...
27 October, 2017
Crisis management: the key to a sound corporate reputation
Crisis management is an increasingly pressing issue for company boards. If a crisis is handled badly, it can swiftly leave a company’s hard-earned reputation in tatter...
27 October, 2017
Overcoming difference as Chinese investment in Europe grows
Five years ago if European companies—irrespective of the industry sector—were seeking new investors, they could count on direct foreign investment from China. Indeed...
25 October, 2017
