Talent Oversight

People Governance Through a Risk and Materiality Lens

By John M. Bremen, Don Delves, and Ken Kuk

09/15/2025

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Human Capital Directorship Magazine Member-Only

Boards are increasingly focused on human capital issues, recognizing the critical importance of effective people governance to the companies they serve. This article explores methods for boards to connect people investments to business value creation, including through risk assessments, heat mapping, and double materiality assessments.

Discover how these empirical approaches can help directors prioritize material human capital issues and ensure workforce investments align with long-term organizational goals.

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John M. Bremen

 

 

John M. Bremen is a managing director and a board advisor on human capital governance and risk at WTW. 

Don Delves

 

 

Don Delves is a managing director of executive compensation and board advisory at WTW. 

Ken Kuk

 

 

Ken Kuk is a senior director of executive compensation and board advisory at WTW.

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