Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting is now a priority for directors of the largest companies. It is a rapidly evolving issue, with yawning expectation gaps between private standard setters, issuers, regulators, and investors,…
Accounting and financial reporting, Boards and General Management, Corporate and board regulatory matters
Recent months have seen a surge of ransomware attacks, in which attackers extort substantial sums from organizations by making critical data inaccessible or threatening to expose it. The attacks against Colonial Pipeline, JBS, and Apple, among…
Boards and General Management, Board risk oversight, Cybersecurity
Ethical culture is critical to the performance and reputation of every business, and boards are ultimately accountable for the cultures of the companies they oversee. Yet culture remains elusive and there is no universal framework or approach to…
Board and committee effectiveness, Boards and General Management, Board risk oversight
Recent months have seen a surge of ransomware attacks, in which attackers extort money from organizations by making critical data inaccessible and/or threatening to expose it. The attacks against Colonial Pipeline, the Irish healthcare system, and…
Board risk oversight, Cybersecurity
On June 24, 2021, Insurance Governance Leadership Network (IGLN) participants met virtually to discuss how technology is enabling new approaches in insurance, including emerging business models, new ways of developing and distributing insurance…
Innovation and technology, Financial services leadership and talent, Financial Strategy / Insurance and Asset Management
Audit committee chairs were amazed by the success their companies and boards displayed as an unprecedented crisis upended well-established processes. As offices reopen and boards resume in-person meetings, audit committees must choose which legacy…
Board and committee effectiveness
On June 9th, executives from among the largest banks and institutional investors met virtually to discuss how ESG communications between banks and investors can be improved and the opportunities and challenges to progress as part of the Bank…
Governance, Risk management and oversight, Financial Strategy / Banking
The workplace of today and the immediate future is unlike any before. The pandemic revealed profound changes in the success of virtual work and expectations around productivity. Companies are also grappling with pressure to ramp up their diversity,…
On June 28–29, members of the Audit Committee Leadership Network (ACLN) met virtually to discuss ransomware and incident response, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting, ESG rating agencies, and the future of boards and board service…
Board risk oversight, Cybersecurity
The 2021 Ethics, Culture, and Compliance Forum Report
“Everyone needs to be responsible for culture, but somebody in management needs to be in charge. It doesn't happen on its own.”
Corporate culture is crucial to the long-term sustainability of…
Board and committee effectiveness, Boards and General Management