Governance
PwC’s Annual Corporate Directors Survey, set to release on October 8th, reveals a conundrum of collegiality in an increasingly distrustful environment. In a survey of more than 800 U.S. board directors, 43 percent revealed they have difficulty voicing a dissenting...
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The SEC has squarely placed the onus on corporate board members to take on greater cybersecurity oversight of the companies they serve. NIC Inc.’s Jayne Friedland Holland discusses board members’ roles now. Following the heels of record-breaking cyber breaches in...
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While she was in Maryland recently for a conference, CCI caught up with Amii Barnard-Bahn, recently described by Forbes magazine as “one of the top coaches for legal and compliance executives.” Barnard-Bahn, a Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching...
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The traditional decades-old labor model has been under pressure for some time, and it’s already being supplanted within a growing number of companies. Protiviti’s Jim Deloach discusses why directors should understand these developments and their impact on the competitive talent...
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Concern for environmental and social issues has reached an inflection point. While traditional governance issues that have been a staple of investor advocacy and discussion (the “G” of ESG) continue to be important, environmental and social issues (the “E” and...
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The boards of the companies in the S&P 500 now all have female representation, a significant step. BDO’s Amy Rojik discusses board diversity trends and the implications of this milestone. The push toward gender parity in the boardroom reached a...
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What are the standards for corporate sustainability? Fox Rothschild’s Maureen Mitchell offers insight into the most commonly used standards and how companies should go about setting goals. Companies are increasingly viewing sustainability as a necessity in achieving their business objectives....
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The power of ESG is only beginning to be unlocked; ESG risk equates to financial risk, and institutional investors are increasingly focused on the implementation and reporting of ESG initiatives. DFIN’s John Truzzolino tells us where to begin. Every company...
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A majority of organizations are still struggling to comply with GDPR, and – just as bad – only 14 percent of U.S.-based companies are ready to comply with the CCPA. Waterline Data’s Alex Gorelik outlines what organizations can do to...
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MetricStream’s Gaurav Kapoor shares insights and trends he’s gleaned from connecting with leading CXOs this summer. Here are some of the common threads these influential minds in IT GRC and audit discussed. This June, over 450 business executives, board directors,...
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Companies often push aside investment in social factors in favor of profit, but environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives have been shown to intrinsically promote sustainable earnings and facilitate long-term success. Tucker Ellis’ Tod Northman and Savannah Fox discuss. Recently,...
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Henry D. Wolfe discusses the characteristics organizations should be looking for in its board members, from an internal drive to the courage to make waves and a commitment to holding management accountable. Every day, it seems, there is a host...
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