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Board Strategy in a New Era of Activism
Equip your board for activist challenges through key strategies such as stakeholder engagement, ERM, and more.
Risk OversightStrategyShareholder EngagementGovernanceA Supply-Chain Checklist for Boards in Turbulent Times
Boards must act now to boost supply chain resilience amid global risks like climate change, pandemics, and geopolitical uncertainty.
Online ArticleRisk OversightStrategyMember-OnlyBoard Oversight in an Age of Uncertainty: Understanding & Navigating Geopolitical Risk
In today’s volatile global landscape, geopolitical risk is no longer a distant concern—it’s a boardroom imperative. From armed conflicts and sanctions to tariffs and supply-chain disruptions, directors are being called on to look beyond traditional risk frameworks and lead with foresight.
Risk OversightNorthwest ChapterNavigating a New Wave of Reputational Risks
Explore how directors can navigate the challenges of reputational risk through strategic oversight, stakeholder engagement, and adaptive leadership. This article examines the evolving role of boards in safeguarding their organization's reputation, including strategies for adapting to stakeholder pressure and changing workforce dynamics.
Governance Outlook ReportCrisis ManagementRisk OversightGovernanceThinking about the Unthinkable—Crisis Scenario Planning and the Board
Discover how scenario planning empowers boards to navigate complex crises, including those tied to technology, geopolitics, and climate change. Learn practical steps to enhance oversight, improve preparedness, and integrate lessons into broader risk management strategies.
Governance Outlook ReportCrisis ManagementRisk OversightGovernanceAI Governance & Boardroom Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors (1/3)
NACD Philadelphia Chapter Event: AI Governance & Boardroom Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors (1/3) in March 2024
Artificial IntelligenceRisk OversightAI Governance & Boardroom Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors (2/3)
NACD Philadelphia Chapter Event: AI Governance & Boardroom Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors (2/3) in April 2024
Artificial IntelligenceRisk OversightAI Governance & Boardroom Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors (3/3)
NACD Philadelphia Chapter Event: AI Governance & Boardroom Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors (3/3) in May 2024
Artificial IntelligenceRisk OversightDirector Outlook: Top Priorities for 2024
Directors, to be successful in their expanding role today, must be prepared to learn more and learn faster. These survey results illustrate why.
CybersecurityArtificial IntelligenceGovernance Outlook ReportRegulationStrategy and RiskRisk OversightRecessionSurveys and BenchmarkingInvestor Climate Dialogue Checklist
In recent years, investors have increasingly engaged boards on issues pertaining to climate change, as they have been gradually coming to view climate risk as a systemic risk rather than a material one. With this consideration in mind, NACD has developed a checklist of what directors should know before talking to investors about climate change.
Risk ManagementRisk OversightMember-OnlyStrengthening Risk Oversight Director Essentials
As corporate fiduciaries, directors play an essential role in risk oversight, a responsibility that has significantly increased in complexity over the past few years. This new Director Essentials report offers a detailed overview of practices each director can adopt to strengthen risk oversight. Each method includes red flags, suggested approaches, questions to ask, and additional resources.
Strategy and RiskRisk OversightStrategic RiskMember-OnlyNACD Director's Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight
The Director's Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight updates and builds upon the core consensus principles of past editions to empower boards of public, private, and nonprofit organizations of all sizes improve their organization's cyber-risk oversight. Now in its fourth edition, NACD is pleased to partner with the Internet Security Alliance (ISA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to present principle-based guidance on the board's role in securing their organizations.
CybersecurityCyber-Risk OversightCrisis OversightRisk OversightMember-OnlyRisk Committee Blueprint: Guidance for Board Risk Oversight
A practical blueprint to help boards strengthen risk oversight amid an evolving risk environment through risk committees, governance reform and agile structures.
Risk CommitteeRisk OversightFuture of the American BoardMember-OnlyFall 2021 Risk Oversight Advisory Council Meeting Brief
In the fall of 2021, NACD, with PwC, Sidley Austin, and the Center for Audit Quality, brought together risk and audit committee chairs from Fortune 500 companies to discuss and understand recent key Delaware Chancery Court decisions and the implications for board oversight of mission-critical risks. They also discussed the board’s role in cybersecurity, the ways in which boards structure their cyber-risk oversight, and the reporting they receive from management about risk.
Cyber-Risk OversightCybersecurityCyber RiskAdvisory Council BriefRisk ManagementRisk OversightMember-OnlyPrinciples for Board Governance of Cyber Risk
These organizations came together to build a set of consensus principles that recognized up-to-date techniques for cyber-risk governance. Building off existing cyber-risk oversight guidance that is captured in the NACD-ISA Handbook for US company directors, and through an iterative development process, this group developed six consensus principles for cybersecurity board governance.
Cyber-Risk OversightCybersecurityCyber RiskData BreachInformation SecurityRisk ManagementRisk OversightMember-OnlyAssessing the Board’s Cyber-Risk Oversight Effectiveness
This tool helps directors outline key questions to pose to their senior management teams to provide effective cyber-risk oversight. The tool then provides a numerical scale for assessing the board’s cyber-risk oversight effectiveness. This brief was written by Thompson Reuters and originally appeared in Cyber-Risk Oversight 2020: Key Principles and Practical Guidance for Corporate Boards.
Risk OversightMember-Only“Mission Critical” Risks Become Mission Critical for Directors
Caremark cases rarely move forward, but two 2020 rulings offer key lessons as boards revisit oversight duties after corporate crises.
Compliance, Ethics, and LiabilityDirector LiabilityRisk OversightMember-OnlyEnhancing Board Identification and Oversight of Disruptive Risks
Strengthen board oversight of emerging risks. Prioritize forward-looking information to help your company stay prepared for disruptive threats and future challenges.
Boardroom ToolStrategy and RiskRisk OversightMember-OnlySupply-Chain and Third-Party Risks
This tool helps directors to consider where there may be gaps in the corporation’s cybersecurity due to third-party vulnerabilities.
Boardroom ToolRiskRisk ManagementRisk OversightStrategic PlanningSupply Chain RiskThird-Party RiskThird-Party Risk OversightMember-OnlyThe State of Cyber-Risk Disclosures of Public Companies
This paper, produced by SecurityScorecard, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Cyber Threat Alliance, IHS Markit, and Diligent, offers companies, their management teams, and boards specific examples of both ineffective and effective disclosures of cyber-risks.
Public CompanyCybersecurityCyber RiskData BreachInformation SecurityRisk ManagementRisk OversightMember-OnlyFall 2021 Risk Oversight Advisory Council Meeting Brief: Boards Need to Prioritize
In the fall of 2021, NACD, with PwC, Sidley Austin, and the Center for Audit Quality, brought together risk and audit committee chairs from Fortune 500 companies to learn more about recent key Delaware Chancery Court decisions, explore gaps in board process and structure in relation to these cases, and examine the implications for board oversight of mission-critical risks.
AuditCompliance, Ethics, and LiabilityD&O LiabilityDelaware CourtsRisk OversightMember-OnlyDeveloping a Risk Appetite Statement
This document discusses the creation of a risk appetite statement.
Risk CommitteeBoardroom ToolRisk OversightMember-Only2022 NACD Board Practices And Oversight Survey—ESG
The 2022 NACD Board Practices and Oversight Survey—ESG report presents results from both NACD’s annual Public and Private Board Practices and Oversight Survey. This report covers oversight practices and trends from directors on their boardroom activities pertaining to ESG.
Risk OversightMember-OnlyImpact and Speed of the Pandemic Create New Risk Profiles
The impact of the pandemic on society has been profound, and its impact has been no less real on companies, both in human and in business terms. The pandemic has exacerbated already existing inequities, with frontline workers bearing the brunt of the physical, mental, and emotional burden.
COVID-19Risk CommitteeESGEmployee RelationsRisk OversightMember-Only2020 Governance Challenges: Strategy Development & Execution
Discover the 5 tools NACD's key strategic partners say will help boards develop, execute and reevaluate their company's strategy in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
PandemicCommittees and RolesGovernance Outlook ReportStrategy and RiskCrisis ManagementRisk OversightMember-Only