COVID-19: Insights for boards

Featured Board Leadership Center content

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  2020 Election implications: A board lens

  Considerations for boards trying to model and assess what the new administration’s policy initiatives might mean for their companies and strategies.

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  Engagement is more imperative than ever

  BLC Senior Advisor Stephen Brown offers considerations for boards on preparing for engagement heading into 2021.

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  Reimagining the future, rethinking strategy

  Edie Weiner, CEO and founder of The Future Hunters, outlines trends shaping the future and their impact on strategy.

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  Taking a fresh look at third-party risk: A board’s eye view

  KPMG LLP Principal Tarun Sondhi highlights key third-party risks to watch in light of the supply-chain disruption caused by COVID-19.

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  Directors Quarterly: October 2020

  The 2020 CEO Outlook, near- and longer-term challenges of COVID-19, third-party risk, rethinking strategy, the imperative for LGBTQ inclusion, and more.

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  Challenges presented by COVID-19

  KPMG surveyed more than 100 U.S. audit committee members to understand how COVID-19 is impacting committee oversight and operations.

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  Bringing employee perspectives into the boardroom

  Amid employee activism and shareholder proposals seeking employee representation in the boardroom, questions to consider in reassessing how employee input is elevated to the board.

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  Near- and longer-term challenges of COVID-19

  Director views on the implications of COVID-19 for board oversight and business operations, strategy, and priorities.

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  Securing the new business reality through pragmatic cybersecurity

  The longer-term implications of a “distance everything” business environment require a vigilant focus on cybersecurity.

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  Directors Quarterly: July 2020

  The new reality, geopolitics, proxy season trends, fostering the board/CEO relationship, and debiasing artificial intelligence.

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  Recovery, new reality put strategy to the test

  Preparing for a recovery and weighing the longer-term implications of COVID-19 are moving front and center in boardroom discussions.

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  Investor relations takes on ESG

  The rising prominence of ESG factors means that investor relations officers must be well versed in issues beyond financial metrics.

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  Calibrating board operations during COVID-19

  Five areas for boards to consider as they recalibrate their operations and oversight during COVID-19.

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  The evolving compensation committee agenda

  Compensation committees are playing a greater role in the oversight of a broad range of human capital management issues.

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  Private company director resources for COVID-19

  Resources and insights for private company owners and corporate directors amid the challenges presented by COVID-19.

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  The board view of supply chain risk and resiliency

  Questions for directors to consider as they assess the company’s supply chain risk and resiliency in light of the outbreak of COVID-19.

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  Navigating the pandemic: A board lens

  Five key areas of focus to help boards in their oversight of the company’s COVID-19 response.

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  Potential impacts of coronavirus on SEC issuers

  KPMG offers periodic disclosure considerations for companies in light of a recent public statement from the SEC chair regarding the impact of coronavirus.