The Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive (known as the 'Women on Boards' directive) entered into application at the end of 2024, aiming for a more balanced gender representation on the boards of listed companies across all EU...
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Ten years after the securities regulations came into force, which established a disclosure regime regarding the number and percentage of women sitting on a board of directors, or holding an executive position, where do we stand?...
The number of women on TSX-listed issuers’ boards of directors has increased steadily from 11 per cent to 29 per cent in the last ten years. However, Canadian public companies have yet to collectively cross the widely touted target of having 30 per cent of women on boards....
Female representation in the boardroom almost tripled since 2010, with the most gender-diverse companies delivering higher shareholder returns compared to male-dominated boards, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.....
Canadian banks and other national institutions have to disclose information about the diversity of their boards of directors and top management under new rules published on Saturday, in sharp contrast with the U.S. Trump administration which is ending such practices...
Rarely has the business environment both in the United States and globally seemed so promising and so unpredictable concurrently. Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven innovations are unleashing new opportunities, and business confidence levels about accelerating...
The lesson has become even more important with the recent gravitation of some corporate leaders toward President Trump. Such public fawning, which would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, demonstrates how unprincipled and fickle corporate political positions have always been....
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations have been a priority for many corporations over the last half-decade or more. More and more companies have added ESG metrics to their incentive plans in recent years to signal focus and accountability amidst the increased interest in these topics. ESG metric prevalence for executive incentive plans across the S&P 500 ...
Governments have long complained about disinformation undermining elections, inciting unrest and deepening societal divides. Businesses are now in the crosshairs, too. “Over the last couple of years, disinformation has been on the rise and now it is spreading like knotweed,” said Julian Payne, global chair of crisis and risk at consultancy Edelman.
Our research on governance practices reveals that most boards maintain a single mode of engagement at all times, regardless of the type of decision to be made or its importance. This lack of flexibility can significantly undermine board effectiveness, especially in complex and
