FRC guidance
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Board diversity reporting
- Sep 2018
- Financial Reporting Council
This FRC report assesses the current extent and manner of reporting by FTSE 350 companies on diversity at board and senior management levels in their annual reports.
FRC Guidance on Board Effectiveness
- Jul 2018
- Financial Reporting Council
The FRC published the revised Guidance for board effectiveness in July 2018. Section 4 Audit, risk and internal control looks at the audit committee's (or risk committee's if separate) responsibility in this area.
Guidance on board effectiveness
- Jul 2018
- Financial Reporting Council
The FRC published revised guidance on board effectiveness in July 2018
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Further guidance and reports
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Board effectiveness tool
- May 2017
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
PwC have put together this simple tool to give an indication of the principal areas that a board effectiveness review should cover
Board effectiveness: continuing the journey
- Apr 2015
- Ernst & Young / The Investment Association
Report jointly produced by EY and the Investment Association that aims to highlight and share best practice and new ideas for improving and demonstrating board effectiveness
Board evaluation: overview of international practices
- Mar 2018
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
This OECD report provides an overview of international practices and regulatory frameworks for the evaluation of board performance in publicly listed companies
Boardroom best practice
- Jul 2017
- SpencerStuart
Series of best practice guides from leadership consultants SpencerStuart with chapters covering such topics as: measuring performance; induction and education; succession planning and board leadership.
Covid -19 interviews
- Apr 2020
- Board Alchemy
ICAEW member Hanif Barma, who runs the board effectiveness consultancy, Board Alchemy, has conducted a series of interviews with FTSE chairs, risk committee members and charity governance professionals to hear how they are approaching the COVID-19 crisis. Read his findings.
Director 360: growth from all directions
- Sep 2014
- Deloitte
As part of their Director 360 initiative, Deloitte member firms interviewed 317 chairmen and directors in 15 countries on the topic of board effectiveness.
Diversity drives diversity: from the boardroom to the C-suite
- Nov 2013
- Ernst & Young
A 2013 Ernst & Young report focusing on diversity in boardrooms of US companies at the time of their 2013 annual meetings, with some comparisons of diversity across industry sectors. It also explores the impact female directors and leaders are having on diversity.
Female FTSE Board report 2020
- Sep 2020
- Cranfield University
Annual benchmarking report by the Gender, Leadership and Inclusion Centre at Cranfield University, which has been published since 1999 and includes details of the number of female non-executive directors on the corporate boards of the UK's top 100 companies
Guidance on board effectiveness
- Jul 2018
- Financial Reporting Council
Guidance published by the FRC in July 2018 'to stimulate boards thinking on how they can carry out their role and encourage them to focus on continually improving their effectiveness.' The role of the chairman is one of the issues covered in Section 2.
Improving board evaluation for greater board effectiveness
- Sep 2016
- The Centre for Tomorrow’s Company
The guide explores best practices and behaviours focused on improving board dynamics. A guiding set of principles has been developed to get the best value from the board evaluation process.
Performance evaluation of boards and directors
- Mar 2014
- Deloitte
Deloitte guidance document on the board evaluation process with 'points to ponder' checklist.
Report on board effectiveness: highlighting best practice, encouraging progress
- Sep 2011
- Association of British Insurers
ABI report focusing on board diversity, succession planning and board evaluation. Gives examples of best practice.
Report on board effectiveness: updating progress, promoting best practice
- Dec 2012
- Association of British Insurers
This report gives an update on progress and highlights best practice in diversity, succession planning and board evaluation as vital components of board effectiveness. It also includes a review of the role of the chairman.
The Gender, Leadership and Inclusion Centre (GLIC)
- Mar 2022
- Cranfield School of Management
The GLIC is a research community which collaborates with industry and produces high quality research in the areas of gender, leadership and inclusion at work. The centre, which is part of Cranfield University's School of Management, is responsible for an annual benchmarking report, The Female FTSE Board Report which has been published since 1999 and includes details of the number of female directors on FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 boards. The website provides information on the work of the centre, its research projects and published research papers.
Tyson report on the recruitment and development of non-executive directors
- Jun 2003
- London Business School
Report from a group of business leaders and commissioned by the then Department of Trade and Industry, following up on recommendations from the Higgs report. The report looks at how 'companies might draw on broader pools of talent with varied and complementary skills, experiences and perspectives to enhance board effectiveness'.
Women on boards reports
- Oct 2015
- HM Government
Government hub page for reports relating to Lord Davies of Abersoch's Women on Boards review (published 2011), including the annual review and 5 year summary. See also our page on Women on Boards for further background and information.
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