The Roles of the Board in the Era of ESG and Stakeholder Capitalism

On May 19th, we kicked off a new Working Group on the evolving roles of the board of directors as companies navigate two fundamental and related shifts: the broader focus on ESG issues and the simultaneous shift to a multi-stakeholder form of capitalism.

We are planning to publish a report capturing the insights from all four Chatham House Rule discussions later in the year. In the meantime, here are just a few key insights from the first session:

• The "what" is having a bigger i