05 Mar 2024
Climate Governance Initiative launches free online course on effective climate governance for board directors
From today, board directors across the globe will be empowered to act as effective stewards of their companies in a changing climate, through a new online course called Climate in the Boardroom from the Climate Governance Initiative. The Climate Governance… More →
News, Press Release
19 Jan 2023
The Chairperson’s Guide to Valuing Nature
This guide, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Deloitte, explores risks and opportunities related to nature loss, and outlines key steps Chairs, non-executive directors and board members can take to incorporate nature as core to business strategy. More →
News, Resources
12 Oct 2022
Climate and people: putting passion into board practice
This session featured an interesting and inspiring exchange of ideas where climate governance was discussed from various perspectives: finance, technology and innovation, and with regards to how multiple roles and perspectives within a supervisory board could benefit climate protection and sustainability. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Sustainability or ESG Committees: how to structure your board
This session provided practical guidance for integrating climate change into decision making through appropriate governance structures. The key takeaway being that an organisation’s approach will depend on the entity, sector, size, and maturity. In practice, a Sustainability Committee may help move the dial on ‘legwork’ and support for climate and ESG. However, oversight of strategy and risk is a key board accountability, so committees are supporting structures only. More →
Global Summit 2022
22 Sep 2022
The Chairperson’s Guide to a Just Transition
The World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative, in collaboration with Deloitte, have produced a guidebook to provide corporate board members with an overview of the just transition and why it is essential in shaping corporate strategy. More →
News, Resources
11 Nov 2021
Executive Compensation Guidebook for Climate Transition
Read this guidebook to explore how to drive the climate strategy by meaningfully embedding it within executive compensation frameworks. More →
Resources
24 Mar 2021
Building Effective Climate Governance for the Islamic Finance Industry
Date: 24 March 2021 Host: Climate Governance Malaysia Keynote speaker: H.E. Dr Bandar Hajjar – President, Islamic Development Bank Panellists: Arup Chatterjee – Principal Financial Sector Specialist, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aznan Hasan – Deputy… More →
Global Summit 2021
23 Mar 2021
The Dual Board System and Sustainable Corporate Governance
Date: 23 March 2021 Host: CGI Germany Panellists: Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah – Chair of the Supervisory Board and of the Shareholders’ Committee, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Joe Kaeser – Chair of the Supervisory Board, Siemens Energy AG Reiner Hoffmann – President of… More →
Global Summit 2021
22 Mar 2021
Chair Roles and Practices as Drivers of Sustainability and Value Creation
Date: 22 March 2021 Host: Boards Impact Forum Panellists: Professor Stanislav Shekshnia, INSEAD, Senior Partner, Ward Howell Asthildur Otharsdottir, Chair Marel, Frumtak Ventures, Board Member University of Iceland Jan Wareby, Chair RISE, NED at EKN, Tobii, Gapwaves, Imsys Technologies, Defentry,… More →
Global Summit 2021
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