Board Governance

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  Private company board practices survey

  The KPMG Board Leadership Center is conducting a survey focused on board practices at private companies. Share your views.

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  What to know about civil rights audits

  Ronald Machen, partner at WilmerHale, shares his insights on civil rights audits and the board’s oversight role.

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  Directors Quarterly: October 2022

  ESG and management’s disclosure committee, evolving expectations of chief audit executives, and conversations on geopolitics, civil rights audits, and the metaverse.

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  Ian Bremmer on Geopolitical Risk

  Takeaways from discussion with Ian Bremmer on geopolitical risk.

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  Ian Bremmer on Geopolitical Risk

  Takeaways from discussion with Ian Bremmer on geopolitical risk.

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  Asian representation on Fortune 1000 boards: 2022 Edition

  KPMG and Ascend Pinnacle examine Asian representation in the boardrooms of U.S. companies.

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  Directors Quarterly: July 2022

  Midyear observations shaping board agendas, financial reporting developments, getting better at assessing talent, what workers want, and proxy season takeaways.

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  2020 proxy season sustains focus on ESG, with some twists

  Takeaways from the 2022 proxy season

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  2022 proxy season sustains focus on ESG, with some twists

  Takeaways from the 2022 proxy season

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  Midyear observations on the board agenda

  As boards and their committees continue to calibrate their agendas in response to ongoing disruption and uncertainty, we offer midyear observations to On the 2022 board agenda.

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  Clarifying committee oversight

  Boards may need to reassess whether their delegation of risk oversight responsibilities is clear, properly aligned, and coordinated.

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  Board oversight of climate change

  In NACD’s Governance Challenges report, Susan Angele offers areas for focus and questions to consider as boards enhance their governance to integrate climate change issues into risk, strategy, culture, values, and relationships with stakeholders.

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  Clarifying committee oversight

  Boards may need to reassess whether their delegation of risk oversight responsibilities is clear, properly aligned, and coordinated.

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  Five areas of oversight to consider amid economic volatility

  Oversight in this environment requires boards to test the breadth of management’s scenario analyses and consideration of exogenous shocks.

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  Five areas of oversight to consider amid economic volatility

  Oversight in this environment requires boards to test the breadth of management’s scenario analyses and consideration of exogenous shocks.

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  Directors Quarterly: April 2022

  Board considerations related to the Russia-Ukraine war, developments in climate reporting and oversight, and the global supply chain environment.

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  Directors Quarterly: April 2022

  Board considerations related to the Russia-Ukraine war, developments in climate reporting and oversight, and the global supply chain environment.

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  On the 2022 board agenda: Consumer & Retail

  Eight priorities for boards to focus on

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  Investor letters

  Recent letters to executives and directors from the world’s largest asset managers.

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  Directors Quarterly: January 2022

  Priorities for board and audit committee agendas, African American representation on boards, and director views on boardroom diversity.