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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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  An audit committee lens on ESG reporting

  KPMG Audit Partner Maura Hodge poses five questions for the audit committees to consider as they evaluate their companies’ ESG strategy and reporting.

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  The imperative for LGBTQ inclusion

  KPMG BLC Senior Advisor Susan Angele offers five questions for boards to ask about the company’s LGBTQ-related policies and practices.

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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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  A geopolitical lens: July 2020

  Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer analyzes current geopolitical trends and what they mean for companies and boards.

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  How boards can help to debias AI

  An interview with Miriam Vogel, president and CEO of EqualAI on the challenges related to debiasing artificial intelligence.

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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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  The Compensation Committee’s Evolving Agenda

  Considerations for compensation committees as they extend their oversight responsibilities to include human capital management and social issues.

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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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  Sharpening the board’s oversight of human capital management

  Directors must look beyond the C-suite when evaluating opportunities and risks associated with the firm’s human capital.

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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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  Board oversight of human capital management

  Compensation committees and boards are paying greater attention to human resources issues, as workplace issues such as diversity, culture, and talent strategy become a greater focus of investors.