Corporate culture is crucial to the long-term sustainability of any company, but culture is extremely challenging for boards to evaluate and oversee. The Ethics, Culture, and Compliance Network (ECCN) convened a group of of sitting public company…
Board and committee effectiveness, Boards and General Management
In the first half of 2022, including meetings on April 6 in London and April 14 in New York, Bank Governance Leadership Network (BGLN) participants discussed how boards, management, and regulators are overseeing major technology investments and the…
Financial cybersecurity, Innovation and technology, Financial Strategy / Banking
On April 5, 2022, participants from the Insurance Governance Leadership Network (IGLN) met in London to discuss the search for growth in the evolving insurance ecosystem. This ViewPoints draws on both premeeting conversations and on the April…
Innovation and technology, Financial services leadership and talent, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
Over the past two years, audit committees have grappled with the implications of a global pandemic while issues such as cyber risk and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) have increasingly required attention. A shift to virtual work has…
The European Union (EU) is devoting considerable attention to corporate reporting. In the fall of 2021, the European Commission (EC) launched a consultation on the processes that underpin reporting, including governance, auditing, and regulatory…
Corporate and board regulatory matters
World events over the last 12 months have heightened the cybersecurity and sanctions risks that large global companies face. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an expanding list of sanctioned entities, and the intensifying threat of ransomware are…
Cybersecurity
Over the past two years, audit committees have grappled with the implications of a global pandemic, even as issues such as cyber risk, geopolitical instability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) leadership demand ever greater attention…
Cybersecurity oversight is a challenge for the board of every large company. The threat landscape is constantly changing; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the latest in a string of global events that heightens these concerns. In late February, the US…
Boards and General Management
On 31 March and 1 April 2022, members of the European Audit Committee Leadership Network (EACLN) met in Paris to discuss corporate and sustainability reporting with officials from the European Commission (EC). Separately, the network also discussed…
At this point, nearly every large company has made significant investments in cybersecurity. But
even where internal management of cyber risk appears strong, a board may worry that its oversight
of digital security is inadequate — or that it has no…
Board risk oversight, Cybersecurity