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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

Service on a corporate board is a professional aspiration for many successful executives today. Adding value to another organization, learning from other professionals and stretching in new directions are generally cited as primary reasons for interest in corporate board service....

A company is caught after many years of misconduct, forcing its leaders to recover a shattered corporate reputation. Executives worry that even rich financial packages are no longer enough to retain talented employees. Boards wonder whether it is safe to take a public position on socially divisive issues...

In Canada, companies and their investors have so far not faced a high level of opposition to ESG, but their use of the acronym is quickly falling out of favour. A recent survey of corporate disclosure by Montreal-based consultancy Millani charted steady growth for many years in mentions of ESG by companies in the composite index. Last year, the trend reversed, with just 29 per cent...

Spencer Stuart’s latest pulse survey of board directors takes a close look at one of the board’s most critical jobs: CEO succession. This survey of 797 directors on U.S. public and private company boards looks at directors’ perspectives on CEO succession today and how CEO succession planning is evolving. ...