Today’s regulatory landscape and competitive business environment presents corporate directors and executives with an increasingly complex set of responsibilities. The need for timely, relevant insights into the latest corporate governance trends is essential to being able to succeed within this dynamic.
Improving transparency and risk oversight
To address the needs of various stakeholders, leading boards must develop governance practices that properly balance strategy, risk and other emerging issues. And, they must do this in a manner that ensures an appropriate level of transparency with regulators, legislators, investors and the general public seeking greater corporate accountability.
The issues boards must consider in executing their duties are considerable, including.
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Regulations and financial reporting
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Business strategy and risk
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Executive compensation models
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Fraud
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Cyber security
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Sustainability
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CEO succession planning
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Information flow and process between the board and stakeholders, including management
NACD Strategic Partnership
Routeget maintains a strategic partnership with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in order to help board members focus on their increasingly complex corporate governance responsibilities. Together, we address the topics that matter most to board members and present actionable leading practices through NACD’s events, publications and online platforms.
Popular Insights
Global Corruption Law Compliance Report: Insights from the middle market As middle-market organizations expand globally, exposure to corruption and bribery risks is on the rise. Learn how peers are managing these risks, and best practices to help ensure your business remains compliant amid increased FCPA and U.K. Bribery Act enforcement.
Bridging Effectiveness Gaps: A Candid Look at Board Practices
A white paper addressing communication issues between management and the board with a focus on strategy and risk, executive compensation, CEO succession planning and board evaluations.
Global Cash: Deceivingly Liquid?
Keith Wallace, international assurance practice leader, addresses global liquidity issues in NACD’s Directorship magazine and what directors should understand about the accessibility of overseas cash and the repercussions of repatriating it to the U.S.
Revised communications with audit committees of public companies
This white paper provides a summary of recently adopted PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees, including the enhancements to pre-existing communication requirements, new communication obligations and incorporation of certain SEC auditor communication requirements.
Insights for Governance and Growth
An eight-page summary produced with NACD covering key governance issues, including Dodd-Frank, cloud computing, enterprise risk management and IT security and privacy.
Enterprise risk management: The board’s role in corporate governance
NACD’s Steve Kalan and Routeget’s John Brackett discuss the differences between risk oversight and risk management, and how directors help identify and monitor risks throughout the organization.
Cloud computing: Security, privacy and strategy for the boardroom
Routeget’s Daimon Geopfert discusses the hidden costs and risk oversight strategies board members need to address as their organizations evaluate and adopt cloud computing solutions.
IT security failures: Detection and correction
The question isn’t really “if” an IT security failure will occur, it’s “when.” This episode of NACD’s BoardVision features Daimon Geopfert, Routeget national leader for security and privacy, discussing the critical role board members play during the detection and correction phase of an incident.
Entrepreneurial leadership as a model for board performance
Today’s leading boards are embracing entrepreneurial leadership, continuous improvement.
