Board Leadership and Structure: Spotlight on Flexibility and Transparency
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Corporate Board Practices

Board Leadership and Structure: Spotlight on Flexibility and Transparency

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Boards are adapting to their expanding responsibilities by increasing the number of committees and by explicitly assigning ESG-related responsibilities in committee charters and other governance documents. They may want to bring that same spirit of flexibility and transparency to other aspects of how they are structured and operate. Indeed, boards that are not making changes should be able to articulate why their current approach is the most effective.

For more insights on corporate board practices in 2023, see:

Each of these reports features data from analytics firm ESGAUGE and was produced with the support of Debevoise & Plimpton, the KPMG Board Leadership Center, Russell Reynolds Associates, and the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. To access and visualize the latest corporate board practices and trends by market index, business sector, and company size, visit our live, interactive dashboard.

Boards are adapting to their expanding responsibilities by increasing the number of committees and by explicitly assigning ESG-related responsibilities in committee charters and other governance documents. They may want to bring that same spirit of flexibility and transparency to other aspects of how they are structured and operate. Indeed, boards that are not making changes should be able to articulate why their current approach is the most effective.

For more insights on corporate board practices in 2023, see:

Each of these reports features data from analytics firm ESGAUGE and was produced with the support of Debevoise & Plimpton, the KPMG Board Leadership Center, Russell Reynolds Associates, and the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance. To access and visualize the latest corporate board practices and trends by market index, business sector, and company size, visit our live, interactive dashboard.

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