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type: Board practices
date: 30/10/26

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The risk register won’t make the decision for you

The risk register won’t make the decision for you

Boards spend considerable time on risk, but is that attention influencing decisions? The IoD Risk Survey 2026 reveals where gaps remain.

type: Board practices
date: 16/10/26

NEW SERIES

Warning signs sports boards should not ignore

Warning signs sports boards should not ignore

Weak information flow, side conversations and repeated stakeholder concerns can point to trouble long before it becomes public.

type: The expert view
date: 27/10/26

HSE Global

How much health and safety knowledge does a director need?

Directors don’t need to become health and safety specialists, but they do need enough knowledge to interrogate what comes to the board.

type: Sectors & perspectives
date: 15/10/26

Thirty-five years on, the CDC widens its lens

The governance fundamentals remain the same. At Waiwhetū Marae, participants brought whakapapa, tikanga and mokopuna into the room.

type: Board practices
date: 30/10/26

NEW SERIES

A blessing and a curse: federated sport’s governance test

A blessing and a curse: federated sport’s governance test

Federated models give sport local ownership and legitimacy, but they can blur authority and accountability when interests diverge.

type: In the hot seat
date: 27/10/26

Boardroom Premium

The conflict he saw – and the one others thought they saw

Emmet Hobbs has seen both sides of conflict – an undeclared interest that damaged trust and an assumed conflict that nearly shut him out.

type: Director duties
date: 15/10/26

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The risk was there. Did the board see it?

Critical information can be buried, softened or overlooked. Directors still have a duty to find out what they need to know.

type: Digital
date: 30/09/26

Boardroom Premium

How do you spot a lazy director?

How do you spot a lazy director?

AI can improve preparation, but it can also make it easier to appear prepared without doing the work.

type: Climate
date: 15/10/26

When climate risk hits the balance sheet

When climate risk hits the balance sheet

Climate risk is hitting assets, costs and finance. Boards need to bring that evidence into investment and strategy decisions.

type: Climate
date: 14/10/26

Physics does not lie

Physics does not lie

Governance adviser Shai Ganu warns that physical climate risk persists through political cycles as insurance becomes less certain.

type: Digital
date: 06/10/26

KORDIA

What 2026 taught boards about cyber resilience

What 2026 taught boards about cyber resilience

High-profile cyber incidents exposed familiar weaknesses in data, identity and suppliers – and priorities for boards heading into 2027.

type: The expert view
date: 27/10/26

HSE Global

How much health and safety knowledge does a director need?

How much health and safety knowledge does a director need?

Directors don’t need to become health and safety specialists, but they do need enough knowledge to interrogate what comes to the board.

Due diligence
From our sponsors
Health and safety

type: Digital
date: 06/10/26

KORDIA

What 2026 taught boards about cyber resilience

What 2026 taught boards about cyber resilience

High-profile cyber incidents exposed familiar weaknesses in data, identity and suppliers – and priorities for boards heading into 2027.

Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: Digital
date: 06/10/26

KORDIA

Cutting through the noise: Cyber resilience in an AI-powered world

Cutting through the noise: Cyber resilience in an AI-powered world

As AI changes cybersecurity, boards need to understand the risk without losing sight of the basics.

AI
Cyber security
From our sponsors

type: The expert view
date: 29/09/26

HSE GLOBAL

How can directors get more from a workplace visit?

How can directors get more from a workplace visit?

Getting beyond the polished site tour starts with listening, observing and being prepared to admit what you don’t know.

Due diligence
From our sponsors
Health and safety

type: Climate
date: 24/09/26

ASB

The long view: what the next generation sees in sustainable finance

The long view: what the next generation sees in sustainable finance

Two early-career finance professionals share what sustainable finance has taught them about long-term value and board decisions.

Climate change and nature governance
From our sponsors
Investment

type: Climate
date: 24/09/26

HOBSON LEAVY

Holding the focus when disruption becomes routine

Holding the focus when disruption becomes routine

Boards reporting frequent disruption were more likely to balance short- and long-term priorities amid geopolitical and climate pressures.

Climate change and nature governance
Crisis management
Decision making

type: Finance
date: 18/09/26

MARSH

When supply chain efficiency concentrates risk

When supply chain efficiency concentrates risk

Geopolitical disruption can turn lean inventories and single-source procurement into costly points of failure.

From our sponsors
Insurance
Supply chains

type: Board practices
date: 18/09/26

KPMG

How boards can turn confidence into long-term resilience

How boards can turn confidence into long-term resilience

Family business growth ambitions remain strong, but succession, funding, leadership and AI will demand closer board attention.

AI
Family business
From our sponsors