10 Principles for Board Political and Social Engagement
Plus 10 recommendations for boards to consider.
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The Character of the Corporation
Directors & Boards’ third Character of the Corporation conference was held online in December 2021. The event focused on human capital management, risk and compensation issues. Character of the Corporation addresses issues surrounding ESG, corporate character and corporate purpose and explores how boards might embrace stakeholder capitalism in addition to shareholder capitalism. Following are excerpts from each of the sessions, edited and rearranged for clarity.
The New Equilibrium
Spurred on by activists and academics, embraced by consumers and employees, and acknowledged by management and directors, ESG has risen to the top of the board’s agenda. In just a few short years, these constituencies have forged an unlikely and unwieldy alliance that has upended the decades-old doctrine of shareholder supremacy.The Flaw in ESG
The world of corporate governance has changed dramatically in just the past two COVID-dominated years — and, frankly, not for the better. The original thrust of the 30-year governance movement focused on better board composition, independence, power and structure. This created dramatic and positive change in the functioning of most American public, private and non-profit enterprises.New Challenge for an Editor, Fresh Perspective for a Magazine
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