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All Briefs
2018
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New Research from the Governance Center
February 28 | | Comments (0)Over the first two months of 2018, The Governance Center has released three pieces of research that cover the corporate secretaries’ perspective on the corporate director job, the “New Paradigm” corporate governance framework for directors and investors, and the impact of excessive director compensation.
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Do investors have a reason to worry about the US labor market?
February 27 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (1)The economy is likely to keep growing above its long-term 2 percent trend in the next 1-2 years, but a very tight labor market and higher interest rate are likely to pressure stock prices.
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On Governance: For Directors, What Needs to be Improved in 2018 to Make Progress?
February 27 | Tim Leech, Managing Director, Global Services, Risk Oversight Inc. | Comments (1)What’s driving board members to conclude that these are their top improvement areas for 2018? If directors have concluded they must improve on these dimensions, it follows that their boards haven’t been doing a good enough job to meet today’s expectations.
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Creating Business Value through Social Impact is More Effective when Corporate Citizenship is Built-in, not Bolted-on
February 27 | Jeff Hoffman, Institute Leader, Corporate Citizenship & Philanthropy, ESG Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)Positive social impact, the result of a company’s efforts to do good directed towards solutions to important problems, is more impactful when a company integrates those efforts with their core competencies and through their products and services. Many corporations’ efforts have been adjacent to the company’s business, or “bolted on.” A “built-in” ethos, where the company works to create value for both the bottom line and the outside world has strong long-term success implications for both.
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Turning Workplace Philanthropy into a Daily Habit
February 26 | Nick Bailey, Vice President, Innovation and Products, Salesforce | Comments (0)There’s an astounding number of nonprofits in the world today. We’re talking millions. In many ways, that’s a good thing: It signals not only that there is an ever-increasing number of ways to get involved in social good, but also that people are standing up and trying to make a difference. And it’s no secret that the world needs this kind of social action now more than ever.
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Three Digital Tools That Improve PR
February 21 | Sally Falkow, CEO, Senior Fellow, Marketing & Communications Center, Meritus Media Inc,The Conference Board | Comments (1)If the idea of technology invading the practice of PR freaks you out a little, perhaps all you need is a different perspective. Yes, technology can be daunting, but it can also make your life a lot easier, help you achieve better results and demonstrate the value of your work.
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Working Together to Get Every Child Learning
February 21 | Amanda Gardiner, VP Sustainability and Social Innovation, Pearson | Comments (0)In 2015, Pearson launched the “Every Child Learning” partnership with Save the Children to deliver high-quality education to Syrian refugees and vulnerable children in Jordan, and to innovate new solutions that improve the delivery of education in emergency and conflict-affected settings. We are doing this through a combination of program funding, collaborative R&D, and joint advocacy.
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Q&A with Robert Bostrom: A General Counsel Shares Lessons Learned from Crises
February 21 | Robert E. Bostrom | Comments (0)Currently senior vice president, corporate secretary, and general counsel of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Robert Bostrom has spent the past three decades working in the corporate legal field. As part of The Conference Board board member job description series, he shares his perspective on the corporate director's job.
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C-Suite Challenge™ 2018: CEOs: Digital Strategies enable better Sustainability Performance
February 19 | Uwe G. Schulte, PhD, Senior Advisor, European Governance & Sustainability Center, The Conference Board | Comments (0)2/3 of CEOs believe that digital transformation is a significant enabler for their sustainability strategy and they actively seek opportunities from digitization to improve sustainability performance and to discover more sustainable business models. The application of digital trans-formation and innovation for new more sustainable business models finds wide acceptance among company leaders. Now is the right time to develop proposals for new products and services and new revenue models.
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Downskilling: Employers can no longer have their cake and eat it too
February 16 | Gad Levanon, PhD, Former Vice President, Labor Markets, The Conference Board | Comments (0)With the time to fill positions skyrocketing, some employers may choose to compromise on the educational requirement of their new hires. This blog shows that some companies have already started.