How boards of directors can mitigate 3 pressing risks entering 2022
Issue:What boards of directors can do to mitigate risks involving cybersecurity, talent recruitment and retention, and compliance as the calendar flips to 2022.
RSM US Middle Market Business Index
Issue:A new Middle Market Business Index special report from RSM US LLP states that the growing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues has reached an inflection point in the middle market, even in the face of the dramatic economic fluctuations of the last year and a half.
A Timeline of Corporate Governance From the FCPA to ESG
Issue:To celebrate our 45th anniversary, we’ve updated our Timeline of Corporate Governance, which has appeared throughout the years in our pages.
What He Taught: An Homage to Jim Kristie
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterThe longtime editor of Directors & Boards, who died earlier this year, helped others to shine.
Before You Look to Add DEI to Incentives, Check the Board Dialogue
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterA DEI program needs specific goals to be meaningful.
Advance Waivers of Dissenters’ Rights
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterA recent Delaware case affirmed the legality of these waivers.
Letter from the Chairman: Our Personal Mount Rushmore
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterFor my wife, Caro, and me, Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday, an unpretentious celebration of good feeling, good fellowship and good food, without ceremony, gifts or spectacle.
Endnote: What's in a Name?
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterTheranos’ founders weren’t looking for guidance. They were looking for influence.
Editor's Note: Enron at 20
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterThis fall marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of Enron, perhaps one of the most significant and far-reaching corporate scandals of the last few decades. No similar corporate downfall has had so much impact on the regulatory framework affecting corporate boards.
Directors to Watch: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Executive Pay: Boards Are Testing the Waters
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterCompanies are increasing their efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). One visible way some companies are showing their commitment is by linking DEI progress to executive pay.
Directors to Watch 2021 Rank Top Issues for Public Company Boards
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterIn a straw poll conducted just a few weeks ago, our racial and ethnic diversity Directors to Watch class of 2021 ranked the importance of 10 top issues facing public company boards as the world looks forward to a new year.
Directors to Watch: Action Remains Slow Despite Wakeup Call on Board Diversity
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterThe events of the past two years have served as a reckoning on societal and racial issues in corporate America. As stakeholders continue to demand change, businesses are increasingly expected to serve their workforce, the communities they operate in and their bottom line.
Directors to Watch: Four Rising Board Topics
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterI was named a Director to Watch in 2016, and in the five years since, corporate governance has been reshaped by the convergence of disruptions led by rapid technology and digital transformation, climate change, evolving customer sentiments, changing workforce needs, supply chain fragility, inve
Directors to Watch: Extensive Board Service Means Constant Learning
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterI joined my first public company board in 2014 and currently serve on the boards of a large family-owned company, a mutual fund complex, two private start-up boards and a significant nonprofit pension board.
Directors to Watch 2021: Ethnic and Racial Diversity in the Boardroom
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterEthnic and Racial Board Composition Shows Slow Growth Companies that don’t accelerate the process will suffer.
The Legislation That Created Modern Governance
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterThree bills aimed to lay the foundation for corporate accountability and transparency. Three foundational federal corporate laws passed over the last 45 years shared a key goal: to renew the public’s trust by strengthening corporate transparency.
The Impact of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on Corporate Boards
Issue: 2021 Fourth Quarter“Tone at the top” now includes ensuring business dealings are ethical and bribe-free.
The Lasting, Positive Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley
Issue: 2021 Fourth QuarterSOX’s effect on corporate accountability is far-reaching and effective.