Unlocking ESG For Boards: From Strategy To Disclosure Q&A
Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) are often used interchangeably in many boardroom conversations and although related means very different things in the context of what is often referred to as the triple bottom line: Profit, People and Planet. In our webinar ”ESG for Boards: From Strategy to Disclosure” co-hosted […]
The Status Of Ethnic Diversity On FTSE Boards
It is five years since the 2017 publication of the first report into Ethnic Diversity of UK boards by Sir John Parker and the Parker Review Steering Committee. Over the last five years, we have seen changes in diversity and inclusion within listed companies, and it is a huge success that the target of “One […]
Why Should Boards Care About Supply Chains?
The topic of supply chains is on everyone’s mind more than ever. Board members are increasingly obliged to ask themselves what their own company’s supply chains look like, and with whom they do business. The issues associated with supply chains are complex and require consideration from multiple angles. In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder […]
Creating A Sustainability-Savvy Board
From both a risk and opportunity perspective, boards must ensure they fully engage with the impact of sustainability: Board members and senior leaders alike are challenged to take bolder and more transformative action. A recent study revealed that nearly 75% of European board directors believe that ignoring sustainability will affect their organisations’ ability to create long-term value. […]
Chairing The Board Of A Growth Business
I met my podcast partner for this episode when conducting a board evaluation for a growth company in the Financial Services sector. What struck me was the positive view everyone on the board had about how the board works together. We have detailed benchmark data, and also, when we compared this board with others, it […]
Environmental, Social And Governance: The Changing Landscape
Sustainability is an issue that affects us all, with investors and consumers alike challenging the status quo. However, the issues surrounding ESG are multi-layered and complex, with no straight answers. It can be overwhelming and daunting. In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski discusses environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues with Anna-Marie Slot from global law […]
Proactive Questions Every Board Member Should Be Asking
Boards only see what they’re presented with and can easily become passive recipients of agendas created by CEOs and senior executives. But board members can play a transformational role in a company by asking questions that create space for reflection and strategic change, not simply responding to what they are presented with. In this podcast, […]
Board Evaluations – What Does Good Really Look Like? Part Il
Nowhere is the practice of conducting board evaluations more advanced than in the UK, and more boards of listed organisations conduct board evaluations here regularly than anywhere else. In the second part of this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski (Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards) talks to Maureen Beresford, Head of Corporate Governance at the […]
Board Evaluations – What Does Good Really Look Like? Part I
The Corporate Governance Code in the UK is the blueprint for corporate governance codes worldwide. Nowhere else is the practice of conducting board evaluations more advanced, and nowhere else do more boards of listed organisations conduct board evaluations on a regular basis. In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski talks with Maureen Beresford, Head of Corporate […]
Making The Boards Of The Most Ambitious Organisations More Effective
In the three decades since board evaluation practices were originally introduced as part of good corporate governance, research has shown that evaluating the performance of the board has become common practice in many countries. In many countries, evaluation processes are spearheaded by the Corporate Secretary who plays a critical role in the evaluation process, whether […]