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Articles and features from the ICAEW on board effectiveness.
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Five steps to move boards from climate ambitions to action
August 2022
The business and climate landscape will be significantly different in a few years’ time – and what boards do today will help determine how that looks.
How to excel as a board member – a guide for Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
David Levenson and Siobhán Cahalan spoke on an ICAEW webinar exploring how to prepare for being on a board and what you will discover when you arrive in the boardroom. David and Siobhán follow up below with some more advice in response to questions that were raised on the webinar.
The Board Scorecard: shifting the climate conversation
Board chairs and non-executive directors wanted a simpler way to benchmark their progress towards net zero. The new Chapter Zero Board Scorecard is the result.
The IRB: building a board for the future
The ICAEW Regulatory Board (IRB) is at a critical point in its development. It recently announced the appointment of a new chair and is currently recruiting new members. We talk to serving board members and the chair of the independent Regulatory and Conduct Appointments Committee about what makes an effective board, why diversity – in all its forms – is so important, and what qualities prospective members could bring to the mix.
7 top tips for effective board meetings
Volunteering Community Newsletter
February 2022
Read our seven top tips on how your charity board can get the most out of its meetings.
COVID-19 not the only thing worrying the C-suite
2019 seemed particularly bad for large-scale disruptive events, and it was, until 2020 and COVID-19 came along.
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.