The Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative has just published a report which makes clear that U.S. board directors need to ensure that the company is well-managed from the perspective of climate change. This responsibility is rooted in Delaware law under the duty of loyalty and duty of care...
Governance is the forgotten word in ESG, especially given how our society has put so much emphasis on environmental and social issues. If we deep dive into what governance really stands for, we see that it’s a priority and a necessity for future success. The “g” is immediate, clear and concise...
Shares of Macy’s climbed 17.5% on Monday thanks to optimism around an activist investor who is reportedly pushing the retailer to spin off its growing online business--much like Saks Fifth Avenue, which is looking to IPO its e-commerce unit at a $6 billion valuation...
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) frameworks provide a critical tool to advance mental health in the workplace—and the movement is already growing...
The lasting effects of the global pandemic; environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations; political dynamics — today’s business climate is challenging...
CFOs who were former financial statement auditors report less aggressively than CFOs without prior audit experience...
When Covid lockdowns hit, Tilman Fertitta’s restaurants and casinos took a serious hit, and he had to lay off 40,000 workers. But now, the Houston Rockets owner is richer than ever thanks to seismic market shifts and his own clever SPAC strategy...
I have been writing for Board Directors, CEOs and C-Suite executives to help advance their leadership knowledge in AI and Data Sciences for the past two years...
Medical malfeasance is on trial in America with a pair of court cases involving some of healthcare’s most notorious names. The verdicts could determine whether others who knowingly deceive and harm patients in the future will have good reason to fear the legal hammer of justice...
Here are three reasons why CSR and ESG are important to businesses if you need convincing...
Employees with stock options in a private company face a big obstacle that employees in public companies do not: you cannot sell the stock to fund the exercise price and any taxes...
The last few years have seen a sea change in the way companies and their stakeholders think about their role in the community and the wider world. CFOs need to think about "value" differently, says AT&T's CFO...
The post-Covid world deals with extremely polarized social, economic and political elements, much more than before the pandemic. It seems that the virus has infected some of these elements, making them better than hoped for, while others have been thrown into their most shameful abysses...
Future-seeking leaders understand there are solid business reasons why attention to ESG is on the rise and that people, risk and capital issues are interconnected across the three factors of ESG (environment, social, governance), treating them accordingly to support purpose and drive performance...
Attackers are exploiting systemic weaknesses in digital business systems in new and creative ways. Cybersecurity approaches need to recognize this shift and adapt to the catastrophic and compounding effects of the systemic risks now threatening businesses and critical infrastructure...
Regulators are homing in on the most important intangible assets: people. Intangible assets—skilled workers, brands, client relationships, organizational processes, and client relationships—generate most corporate growth and represent 90% of the market value of the S&P500...
Companies whose audit committees disclose involvement in the selection of the audit partner experience higher levels of audit and financial reporting quality...
Danita Johnson is the newest board of directors member for the start-up live-streaming sports platform, Buzzer...
Environmental accountability has exploded in recent years. Climate change has been a dominant driver of this growth. There is broad agreement among nations that rising global carbon dioxide emissions must be addressed...
“Add Women, Change Everything,” Marie Wilson, one of the leaders of the women’s movement and founder of The White House Project, famously said in her book “Closing the Leadership Gap.” Was she ever right. On August 6th, in an historic and somewhat surprising move...
In our increasingly digital reality, the relationship between technology leaders and the board is more important than ever. ServiceNow CIO Chris Bedi shares his thoughts on how to make it work...
An iconic television game show is unintentionally providing an important teaching moment for corporate boards on two similarly iconic, and fundamental, governance responsibilities...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when low-wage workers struggled to get a paycheck as many businesses were forced to close or continued to work in essential frontline jobs, an elite group of business leaders was not at all struggling...
A recent report revealed some disappointing news: Not a single Fortune 500 board is representative of the U.S. population in terms of gender and ethnicity, and, in 2020, minorities held just 18% of Fortune 500 board seats...