Deloitte Global Boardroom Program

Some chairs are encountering headwinds, while others are driving the climate agenda vigorously. How can chairs and boards help build momentum to meet the sustainability challenge head-on?

This eighth edition of Women in the boardroom: A global perspective analyzed more than 18,000 companies in 50 countries and geographies, exploring representation of women in the boardroom, as well as insights on the political, social, and legislative trends behind these numbers.

Only 36% of respondents in our latest Deloitte Global Frontier survey believe their board’s workforce-related discussions are adequate to meet their organization’s needs.

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Deloitte Global’s survey of 177 board members and senior executives across more than 30 countries reveals most organizations (67%) were focused on responding to challenges related to COVID-19 over the past 18 months. Other focus areas mentioned were crisis management and financial integrity/financial health.

Geopolitics has become a top business concern across industries and around the world. Two experts share their perspectives on how businesses are increasingly affected by globalization and its associated risks.

The role of the board chair is expanding. Insights gleaned from conversations with board chairs around the world provide a roadmap for how chairs can address new demands.

The Deloitte Global Boardroom Program's new research of directors and corporate leaders reveals underinvestment in technology and uncovers gaps in board engagement on digital transformation.

We are in a decisive decade to accelerate action against climate change. Choices made over the next decade will impact the world for centuries to come, and business leaders must be advocates for taking action to address climate change within their organisation and beyond.

The impacts of climate change are already reverberating throughout the world. But a Deloitte Global survey finds gaps in climate governance and oversight among organizations, indicating that many boards need to step up and become much more proactive right now.

What are leading practices for Audit Committees with respect to climate?  Global survey finds audit committees around the world are unprepared for climate change. 

Across organizations and countries, the board chair role has been amplified. Explore five key forces behind this expansion—and how chairs are stepping up to meet new demands.

The Deloitte Global Boardroom Program’s Seventh Edition of the Women in the boardroom: A global perspective report includes updates from 72 countries on gender diversity in the boardroom, exploring insights on the political, social, and legislative trends behind these numbers. While these private and public sector efforts demonstrate steps toward achieving parity, the pace of collective progress needs to pick up.

With the 2021 AGM and proxy season in the rear-view mirror, it is an opportune time to reflect on investor expectations at a global level, and to see how carefully investors have placed their steps.

Investor engagement has taken off. Nearly every large investor today spends a great deal of time thinking about and assessing the effectiveness of their corporate engagement. Asset owners and asset managers often formally engage with companies through direct engagement and by voting at annual general meetings (AGMs). There are other tools of communication, however, which are worth understanding. For example, investors often publish how they intend to vote on key issues at the AGM.