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Keeping Count
Talent and Inflation Are Top Concerns, but ESG Lags Behind for Private Company Directors
By NACD Editors
10/01/2022
Despite the conflict in Ukraine, a supply chain crunch, inflation, an ongoing pandemic, skepticism toward globalization, and other compounding worldwide issues, the increased competition for talent remains the chief concern for private company directors, with 77 percent of respondents to the 2022 NACD Private Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey placing it among the five issues most likely to affect their companies in the coming year. Inflation is also a growing concern, trending upward on respondents’ lists for two years in a row...
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