James D. White: Boards Must Resist Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Backlash
The veteran director says boards will need to be ‘unrelenting’ about DEI strategy, ‘even if they’re less vocal publicly.’
The veteran director says boards will need to be ‘unrelenting’ about DEI strategy, ‘even if they’re less vocal publicly.’
If they haven’t already, companies should prepare to comply with the rule and have the appropriate disclosures ready by the end of the year.
Unless the answer is a definitive “no,” the time is now to lay the groundwork for the reporting requirements.
A recent study suggests that most companies won’t be ready to have their disclosure data audited by an external source. Here’s what boards need to know.
Consummate corporate influencer Jeffrey Sonnenfeld has been mobilizing the private sector around critical issues for more than four decades. But it was the Yale professor’s efforts to lead the corporate pullout from Russia in the wake of their Ukraine invasion that led our selection committee to honor him with this year’s Greatest Impact on Corporate Boards award.
Cultivating a high-performance board that satisfies a spectrum of stakeholders while still offering up inviting returns isn’t easy—especially over the long haul. John Lundgren’s ability to deliver on both counts is a masterclass in how to do it right.
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