How virtual reality can be used in the boardroom
Virtual reality (VR) can be a powerful, low-cost way of giving board directors and senior executives a tour of key corporate sites...
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Engagement by three coal companies staves off Calpers divestment
Three coal companies have avoided divestment from Calpers by convincing the Californian pension fund they planned to make...
US firms face uncertainty over EU privacy and trading rules
Businesses need to be aware of the potential conflicts between two of the EU’s largest upcoming regulatory changes, a technology...
US boards increase ethnically and racially diverse members
Although the growth of gender diversity in Fortune 500 boardrooms stalled last year ( CorporateSecretary.com, 7/19), the...
Hertz official sees easy path with virtual AGMs
Virtual shareholder meetings (VSMs) have faced criticism from some investors but they are growing in popularity and, according to...
Technology creates new decisions on board meetings
This article originally appeared in the Corporate Secretary 'Governance and the Boardroom' special edition. Click here for the...
Board appointments increased in 2016, research shows
The number of Fortune 500 board appointments increased in 2016 along with the percentage of board seats that turned over...
Canadian governance pros to discuss new risk landscape
The increasing and evolving risks facing companies in areas such as human rights, ESG and cyber-security – and the demands they...
Attorney outlines corporate secretaries’ cyber-security role
Corporate secretaries have an increasingly demanding role to play in the hot-button field of cyber-security, and Simpson Thacher &...
Always be looking for new directors, boards told
Nominating and governance committees should take a flexible approach and always be on the lookout as they seek new blood for the...
