Stakeholders

Our thoughts are with our members and their organisations impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Boards have a key role to play in the wake of any crisis. See guidance for chairs and directors.

Our thoughts are with our members and their organisations impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. Boards have a key role to play in the wake of any crisis. See guidance for chairs and directors.

Faith, hope and...choice: Larry Fink’s latest chairman’s letter to investors

date: 23 Mar 2023
read time: 4 min to read

Faith, hope and...choice: Larry Fink’s latest chairman’s letter to investors

Blackrock’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Larry Fink’s, long-awaited annual letter is here. These are the highlights.

Stakeholders

Transparency and the non-negotiables

date: 16 Mar 2023
read time: 2 min to read

Transparency and the non-negotiables

Impact reporting is becoming non-negotiable where the facts have to speak for themselves, according to KPMG’s Kay Baldock.

Accountability
Organisational culture
Stakeholders

Submission on the Companies (Directors Duties) Amendment Bill

date: 22 Dec 2022
read time: 5 min to read

Submission on the Companies (Directors Duties) Amendment Bill

While we support the Bill’s intentions there are options that may better address its objectives.

Director duties
Long-termism
Shareholders

Top 5 issues for directors in 2023

date: 20 Dec 2022
read time: 11 min to read

Top 5 issues for directors in 2023

Boards and directors are facing myriad challenges and many of these will only increase in scale and importance.

Climate change
Cyber security
Long-termism

The emperor’s new clothes

date: 20 Dec 2022
read time: 4 min to read

The emperor’s new clothes

Stakeholders are looking for substance so it’s time to make decisions about sustainability ambitions for the organisations you lead.

CEOs
Climate change
Reporting frameworks

Directing business in heavy weather

date: 20 Dec 2022
read time: 4 min to read

Directing business in heavy weather

With New Zealand facing a series of macroeconomic and existential challenges, fresh and clear thinking is needed.

Climate change
Director duties
Stakeholders

IMHO: ESG - where is the love for the ‘S’?

Opinion

date: 23 Nov 2022
read time: 5 min to read

IMHO: ESG - where is the love for the ‘S’?

Time for it to be given equal measure to the E and G at the board table.

ESG
Not for profits
Reporting frameworks

IMHO: The future of corporate governance: what if the trees had a say?

Opinion

date: 30 Sep 2022
read time: 6 min to read

IMHO: The future of corporate governance: what if the trees had a say?

Four implications of the extension of legal person-hood to living ecosystems which might affect you sooner than you think.

Director duties
Long-termism
Stakeholders