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In 2022, the CAQ added four new questions. Two focus on digging deeper into how audit committees execute their oversight responsibilities. We believe there is room for improvement for audit committees to provide more tailored disclosures to provide transparency about how and...

Global research indicates that companies in North America are less committed to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) engagement than those in Europe and Asia-Pacific. For boards seeking to improve their ESG engagement...

As boards widen the scope of skillsets and perspectives needed to future-proof their companies, they often face the reality that the addition of individuals with differing backgrounds alters group dynamics....

The average size of the board of the Top 100 Companies has decreased from 12.5 directors in 2015 to 11.8 directors in 2021, and 46 of the Top 100 Companies have split the CEO and board chair positions...

Women interested in being directors must stand up, speak up and show men where we are. We must also overcome the myths about women who are looking for a board seat. Here are several of those myths, along with action steps that can be taken to dispel them....

The re-emergence of inflation is another ghost of the past. But government responsiveness and support for households and businesses through the pandemic downturn created a level of stability that must be appreciated. We have learned, though, that the longembraced understanding of fiscal and monetary responsibility is very real....

Canadian businesses now operate in an increasingly dynamic and digital world filled with new geopolitical, environmental and social challenges and rising expectations from a diverse group of stakeholders...

Every board should reflect the diversity of the company’s stakeholders and the communities where it operates. To achieve diversity within a reasonable time, set targets for the makeup of the board to have no less than 40 per cent of people who identify as women and no less than 40 per cent of people who identify as men...

The status quo for boards in this country is not an option. They must evolve to meet the challenges of today and position themselves to meet the even higher expectations that will be placed on them tomorrow...

The role of the audit committee (AC) has changed significantly since the passage of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002; many ACs now oversee a variety of emerging risks and balance an ever-increasing workload...