2018
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On Governance: ESG Investing Takes on New Meaning for Activist Hedge Funds and Corporate Boards
January 29 | Charles M. Nathan, Consulting Partner, Finsbury Glover Hering, ESG Center Fellow | Comments (0)A focus on organizational, operational and product improvement by activist investors seems a far cry from socially responsible investing. So, it attracted some notice when Trian Partners modified its website last year to add a statement embracing ESG.
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On Governance: Boards and the Weakest Link in Third-Party Information Security Risk Management
January 19 | Kazunori Yozawa, Global CTO, CEO (Japan Region), NTT Security | Bob Zukis, Founder and CEO, Digital Directors Network, ESG Center Fellow | Comments (0)In a business environment where the weakest link in an ecosystem can jeopardize the entire community, effectively governing and managing third party risk takes on greater importance.
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On Governance: Should New CEOs Still Get to Pick Their Own Boards? GE says Yes.
January 04 | Ralph Ward, Publisher, Boardroom INSIDER | Comments (0)The chief executive being free to “pick his own board” was long a common, accepted prerogative of boardroom politics. Today, though, it would seem to fly in the face of every current precept of how good corporate governance should function.
