Cultural differences in attitudes toward whistleblowing
Given the greater risk of investigation of whistleblower claims for companies around the world and increased co-operation between...
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Defending board members against M&A lawsuits by investors
Fairness and solvency opinions provided by independent experts are the more effective and preferred tool in defending boards of...
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Director education: a guide to the leading programs
A more dynamic world in which companies are exploring new markets and where business risks and opportunities are constantly...
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Portraying directors' skills in proxy statements
Greater emphasis has been placed on the makeup of corporate boards recently as a way to increase director accountability, improve...
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Board renewal: evaluating current directors and recruiting new ones
Corporate boards face ever-expanding agendas, uncertain market conditions, lickety-split technology changes and the challenge of...
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Business think tank launches initiative to boost women board appointments
‘Every other one’ is the ambitious slogan of an initiative that a Washington think tank launched last week to increase the number...
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New push for board diversity -- but not in the US
With US companies making scant progress on board diversity, there is fresh inspiration to be found across the pond.Earlier this...
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What investors look for in CSR disclosure
It makes a whole lot of sense that companies’ sustainability disclosures are being subjected to increasing scrutiny by regulators...
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Cyber risk conference urges building resilience to attacks
At Advisen’s Cyber Risk Insights Conference, former US Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge urged major corporations to build...
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Getting the most value from your board
This past May, Neiman Marcus Group added three new directors with technology experience to its board. The appointments, which were...
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