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Board effectiveness articles
Articles and features from the ICAEW on board effectiveness.
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Build back better: green issues in the boardroom
July 2020
20 July: Chapter Zero Chair Julie Baddeley reflects on how climate change has moved up the board agenda, the rise of green capital, and the demand for effective climate-related reporting.
Cyber security for boards
Board support has long been recognised as vital to achieving good cyber security. But boards have often struggled to have good conversations with cyber security specialists and understand their risks around cyber.
Five questions director should ask about climate risk
Climate change and sustainability has been placed firmly in the spotlight of media and society’s attention. Focus is now turning even more to the business world to play its part.
Reducing the size of board packs
Zsuzsanna Schiff talks to Hitesh Patel, independent NED and chair of the ICAEW Insurance Committee about how to reduce the size of the board packs
How can we create forward looking boards
Exploring psychological safety in the boardroom
Chapter Zero Climate change briefings for board members
ICAEW is a supporter of Chapter Zero, which together with Deloitte, is running a series of briefing sessions for board members on climate change
How do you know if your audit committee is effective
Audit Committees are playing an increasingly critical corporate governance role in terms of their leadership on financial reporting, internal controls, risk management and the internal and external audit functions.
Forum launched to prepare directors for climate change risks
To help NEDs understand the implications of climate change for the corporate sector, the Chapter Zero forum has been launched as part of the World Economic Forum’s global climate governance initiative
Information overload – practical tips
In recent years the length of board packs has increased significantly, especially in financial services, often surpassing a thousand pages. This information overload can hamper board members’ ability to think clearly, and thus their ability to make challenges where appropriate.