Recent events have reshaped the relationship between business and society. The general population now do not just see businesses as providers of goods and services, but as organisations that have a vital role to play in solving humanity’s greatest challenges. In short, COVID-19 has shone a light on how business behaves.

In this article Willis Towers Watson argue that, as we fight to bounce back from the pandemic, we have the opportunity to learn from the experience and accelerate our progress in tackling climate change to build a more resilient society, more able to manage complex and interconnected risks all levels of society.

On 20 July 2020, the European Commission adopted a capital markets recovery package as part of its overall COVID-19 recovery strategy.

NEDA and Strategic Arrow hosted an on-line Webinar to consider how boards can guide their organisation based on a new interpretation of risk management as part of the ‘recovery phase’, post-crisis.

Emotional Intelligence (‘EI’) has never been more important for leaders than now. But what does it mean?

The Role of Non-Executive Directors in Growth Firms

In September 2019 the Quoted Companies Alliance (‘QCA’) and Henley Business School, sponsored by Downing LLP, published a research report on ‘The Role of Non-Executive Directors in Growth Companies’. 

The Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) issued its July 2020 Bulletin which provided a summary of latest developments.

New guidance has just been published on holding shareholder meetings under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, which provides some temporary flexibility for companies until 30 September 2020.