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Room for improvement in culture and conduct

According to new FMA report on the insurance sector.

• Compliance
• Insurance
• Risk oversight

BlackRock's expectations go higher

BlackRock has released its 2021 investment stewardship annual report. 

• ESG
• Shareholders
• Stakeholders

Possibility leadership

Shifting from a disability world view to a possibility one.

• Board composition
• Diversity
• Leadership

Company directors deserve privacy and security too

Home addresses of company directors should remain private.

• Privacy

IMHO: On board at a young age

How to help young directors deliver value at the board table.

• Board composition
• Diversity

Thinking out loud: Innovating for impact

Three perspectives on innovation in the NFP sector.

• ESG
• Innovation
• Not for profits

IMHO: The shift to stakeholder primacy - Are you ready?

We are at the beginning of a significant shift in governance – the shift from shareholder to stakeholder primacy.

• ESG
• Purpose
• Shareholders

IMHO: Design thinking governance

While design thinking has had a major impact at executive and operational levels, it ssems largely absent from the governance conversation.

• Innovation
• Strategic thinking

IMHO: Business directors should ask themselves: 'am I still relevant?'

Board chairs who deal with bad behaviour by directors realise EQ is as important as IQ on a board.

• Board composition
• Board management relationship

Brave new world – Trusts post the Trusts Act 2019

The new Act has changed the trust landscape in New Zealand.

• Liability
• Not for profits

Prison for directors who fail to report on climate risks unduly harsh

IoD supports new Bill, but opposes the severity of penalties.

• Climate change
• Director duties
• Reporting frameworks

IMHO: Boardroom diversity benefits business

Diversity was previously viewed as a social justice issue. It is now a commercial imperative too.

• Board composition
• Diversity
• Leadership

Indigenous business full of possibility

Te Ōhanga Māori is vibrant, growing and is based on values that will be close to directors’ hearts.

• Leadership
• Long-termism
• Te Ao Māori

Helping the not-for-profit sector grow with good governance

TECT and IoD's Bay of Plenty branch have partnered to offer ways to grow and support good governance in the NFP sector.

• Diversity
• Not for profits

NZ needs to act now to ensure resilient supply chains

Resilient supply chains rank fourth in the top 10 priorities for industry leaders in the KPMG Agribusiness Agenda report for 2021.

• COVID-19
• Trade

Obituary: Sir Eion Edgar KNZM DFInstD

His contribution to governance in NZ spanned financial services, sport, education, arts and health.

IoD and SICCI complete fourth Essentials to Directorship Programme in Solomon Is...

The four day programme offers a comprehensive introduction to boardroom governance.

Why Zero Trust is a big step to zero worries

With Zero Trust cybersecurity the default setting is that no one is trusted.

• Cybersecurity
• Risk oversight

Taking the pulse on boardroom bullying

Directors feel comfortable challenging bullying behaviour but boards could implement policies and practices.

• Board dynamics
• Health and safety
• Wellbeing

Queens' Birthday Honours 2021

The IoD congratulates members who have received honours in recognition of the contributions made in their respective fields.