Sustainable Boards

This is a summary of the panel discussion describing how and why purpose leaders adopt best practices in purpose governance and execution and the benefits that result.

The status quo is being upended. The foundations of our economy and society are being challenged and society is calling into question the purpose of the economy and the purpose of the [...]

The Purpose Governance Framework is a comprehensive set of steps and roles board of directors can play to have oversight of their company’s purpose. The Purpose Governance Framework recognizes [...]

“Purpose Governance: The Role of the Board in Developing and Overseeing the Purpose of the Organization” is a report of a panel discussion held at Governance Professionals of Canada Annual [...]

Purpose Governance: A New Role for Boards is a discussion-starter on the emerging role of boards and governance professionals in providing oversight of corporate purpose.

COVID-19, recognition of institutionalized racism, and climate change are rapidly transforming organizations and board room dynamics. Boards and governance professionals need to equip themselves [...]

“ESG Governance: A New Expectation of Boards” summarizes the key messages and take-aways of the session and is intended to stimulate further progress in ESG Governance at organizations across Canada.

The Sustainable Board Roadmap is a tool for boards and management, including corporate secretaries, governance professionals and governance teams, to assess and benchmark the board’s ESG / [...]

Embedding Sustainability into Corporate Governance lays out the emerging toolkit that Boards of Directors can use to adopt best practices in sustainability governance.

This is a comprehensive benchmarking tool to help organizations identify strengths, gaps and opportunities in fully integrating social and environmental factors in board governance and [...]