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Board effectiveness articles

Articles and feature from the ICAEW on board effectiveness.

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Boards must be more cyber savvy, says report
  • Sep 2023
  • ICAEW Insights
Low levels of cyber expertise among board members and an overt deference towards jargon-focused CISOs cited as key vulnerabilities in corporate governance.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Exploring governance - What is the role of a NED?
  • Jun 2023
  • David Levenson
As governance codes have developed, the role played by non-executive directors (NEDs) on boards has become more prominent and exposed. In his series reflecting on how to create a high performing board, executive coach David Levenson outlines the responsibilities of NEDs.
Exclusive How to excel as a board member – a guide for Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
  • Aug 2022
  • David Levenson, Siobhán Cahalan
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
  • Apr 2022
  • ICAEW Insights
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.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DEPARTMENT The IRB: building a board for the future
  • Feb 2022
  • ICAEW
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.
VOLUNTEERING COMMUNITY 7 top tips for effective board meetings
  • Feb 2022
  • Kristina Kopic
  • Volunteering Community Newsletter
Read our seven top tips on how your charity board can get the most out of its meetings.
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COVID-19 not the only thing worrying the C-suite
  • Jul 2020
  • Simon Collins
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
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
  • Jul 2020
  • Julie Baddeley
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.
Exclusive TECH FACULTY Cyber security for boards
  • Apr 2020
  • Kirstin Gillon
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.
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Five questions director should ask about climate risk
  • Dec 2019
  • Julia Root-Gutteridge
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
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.
Exclusive Reducing the size of board packs
  • Oct 2019
  • Zsuzsanna Schiff
  • FS Focus
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
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY How can we create forward looking boards
  • Oct 2019
  • Dr Sabine Dembkowski
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
Exploring psychological safety in the boardroom
SUSTAINABILITY Chapter Zero Climate change briefings for board members
  • Aug 2019
  • Richard Spencer
ICAEW is a supporter of Chapter Zero, which together with Deloitte, is running a series of briefing sessions for board members on climate change
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY How do you know if your audit committee is effective
  • Jul 2019
  • Tom Quincey, David Alexander
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
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
  • Jun 2019
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
Exclusive Information overload – practical tips
  • Apr 2019
  • Philippa Kelly
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
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.
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Board evaluations – ticking a box or making a difference?
  • Sep 2018
  • Tracy Gordon
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
It is very clear that a new lens is being applied to board performance.
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Board effectiveness review
  • Nov 2017
  • Jeannette Lichner
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
The 2017 PWC Annual Corporate Directors Survey reported that, “46% of Board members think at least one existing Director needs to be replaced and 21% say two Directors need to be replaced.” How can this be the case, considering the attention focused on enhancing director selection and board evaluation processes in recent years?
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Shadow directors must face up to risks
  • Sep 2017
  • David Parsley
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
The UK government has signalled its intention to crack down on the roles played by shadow or de facto directors in companies under investigation. David Parsley discusses the risks involved in those making board level decisions while not being a formal director of an organisation.
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMUNITY Governance challenges in the era of digital transformation
  • Mar 2017
  • Igor Filatotchev |Gianvito Lanzolla
  • Corporate Governance Community Newsletter
What impact is digital transformation having on corporate governance?
Exclusive FINANCIAL SERVICES FACULTY The appeal of being a NED
  • Sep 2013
  • Dawn Cowie | Colin Carnall
  • FS Focus
The risk-reward balance for non-executive directors has shifted. Dawn Cowie examines the regulatory and legal climate, and Colin Carnall weighs up the demands and enduring appeal of the role.
Exclusive CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Board evaluations and effectiveness
  • Feb 2011
  • Vanessa Jones
  • Business and Management
An Article by Vanessa Jones published in the Finance and Management Faculty magazine.
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