CONFERENCE BOARD SPOTLIGHT

UN PRI: What Will its Second Decade Bring to Global Investors?

By Rhonda L. Brauer, Senior Fellow, Governance Center, The Conference Board

It’s 5 to 12 for European industry as potential output starts to erode

Despite widespread skepticism toward European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s proposal for an investment fund, it is clear that his timing is excellent. Investment in the Euro Area declined for a…

Older CEOs Are Staying Longer, New Report Shows

The rate of succession of older CEOs of large U.S. public companies slowed significantly in 2015, bringing to a halt a generational shift in business…

How Did we Get Here?

The Committee on Corporate Political Spending has Answers

Q&A on corporate political spending with Michelle Diggles

Michelle Diggles, a senior political analyst with third way, a centrist think tank that addresses such problems as public policy, recently spoke with Gary Larkin, the corporate governance research associate at The Conference Board.

Is your board prepared for a Trump tweet attack? Check again.

by Gary Larkin, Research Associate, The Conference Board Governance Center

A Strategic Cyber-Roadmap for the Board

To ensure proper oversight of cybersecurity issues, boards should consider either establishing a special committee of the board of directors or securing access by directors to the objective advice of a cyber-expert. That is one of the lessons learned from…