As a board member, it’s important to stay up to date on the issues facing your organization, industry and the wider economic environment. On this page, you will find a selection of articles that have appeared in our Board Leadership Newsletter.
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Corporate governance
How do you ensure good governance? Through transparency, trust and compliance. The board, especially the audit committee, must address these three priorities all at once. Accurate, timely, relevant reporting informs stakeholders, supports decision-making and complies with changing regulatory requirements.
- What's on the 2023 board agenda
- The new Swiss Code: Sustainability as guiding principle
- IT Governance report: Food for thought and next steps
- Audit Committee: Self-evaluation and auditor assessment
- Considerations on the future of the AGM
- Erkenntnisse zur Corporate Governance in der Finanzindustrie (in German)
- Global tax reform
- The Ukraine war – challenges for Switzerland
- Why mindsets matter for new ways of working
- CEO succession planned well in advance: the board perspective
- Compensation in times of coronavirus
- The board’s role in crisis prevention and readiness
- The New Company Law
- The seven dimensions of ethical culture in companies
- Building a great Board
- Driving corporate culture from the top
ESG
The boards of listed companies are increasingly setting up dedicated ESG committees to deal with climate change, diversity and other ESG issues. How companies address these is now viewed – by investors, research and ratings firms, activists, employees, customers and regulators – as fundamental to business success, long-term sustainability and value creation.
Discover more here: ESG - Environment, Social, Governance
Risk and compliance
Today’s economic environment is one of unprecedented dynamism and uncertainty. Companies find themselves in an increasingly complex world that harbors significant risks – but also opportunities – and should respond with effective management and close monitoring of measures put in place.
Assurance
From ESG to equal pay: regulators, customers and employees want reliable information on topics beyond the scope of traditional financial reporting. Boards are increasingly seeking independent assurance to enhance credibility and reliability of financial and non-financial disclosures. At the same time, audits are becoming increasingly data-driven, making it more important than ever to keep up with tech advances.
Corporate reporting
As stakeholder expectations evolve, corporate reporting is also changing. Alongside established financial reporting standards, various initiatives and regulations are emerging to give stakeholders more transparency on a company’s broader impact on society and the environment.
Digital innovation
Digital disruption is changing the way we live and work. Innovative technologies have created novel markets that, in turn, are enabling new market entrants. To be ready for the future, board members should take early to action to address the risks and opportunities for their internal and external stakeholders.
- Finance function of the future. The CFO as a proactive advisor to the CEO
- IT governance, a perpetuum mobile
- Central Bank Digital Currency
- Digital solutions: How to ensure quality?
- Digitalization in hospitals – a strategic undertaking for board members
- Money and assets of the future
- Cloud computing has arrived in the board room
- Vocational education and innovation
- Cyber resilience
Women’s Network
We regularly speak with high-ranking board members and personalities from the worlds of business, politics, and science. We have met many high-profile women who are successful at the highest levels of leadership. Read on to discover their challenges and visions.
