2 October, 2018
Ten most common mistakes boards make about risk management
1. Failing to place risk at the centre of business Boards often fail to put risk at the heart of the business because they underestimate the extent to which potential risk touches all aspect...
1 October, 2018
Business ethics and building a strong ethical culture
Examples of questionable ethical behaviour by organisations and their employees are easy to find. Consider staff at banks such as Barclays fixing the London interbank offered rate (Libor...
22 September, 2018
Ten mistakes boards can avoid on human rights
1. Identify and understand the risks Boards often fail to identify and understand the serious risks to human rights such as exploitative work conditions relating to pay, contracts, safety, h...
12 September, 2018
Ten measures boards should take to protect against cybersecurity attacks
Boards are under increasing pressure from regulators, clients and investors to safeguard data and protect against operational disruption. Tackling the complex, rapidly changing issues of cybersecurity...
27 July, 2018
Survey to reveal sustainability thinking among boards
The Leadership in Corporate Sustainability Survey has been launched by Board Agenda in partnership with Mazars, the international au...
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
