On February 24 Russia invaded Ukraine, intending to overthrow Kyiv’s government. The west was outraged. The US, UK and EU imposed sanctions with the aim of crippling Russia’s economy. The world’s biggest brands – among them McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, and BP, icons of the post-Soviet era – jettisoned three decades of investment and withdrew from the market.
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Twenty years ago the US introduced the Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox) rules, which make board directors personally liable for company accounts. Sox was signed into law by President George W Bush after the Enron scandal of 2001, then the largest bankruptcy reorganisation in American history.
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Twenty years ago the US introduced the Sarbanes-Oxley (Sox) rules, which make board directors personally liable for company accounts. Sox was signed into law by President George W Bush after the Enron scandal of 2001, then the largest bankruptcy reorganisation in American history.
Globalisation and its effects permeate the infrastructure and operations of almost every company. As a result the business ecosystem is far more interconnected and complex - which brings more risks. It is vital that each member of the board has a full understanding of the business’s risk profile and the effectiveness of its risk management.
Ineffective boards bring enormous consequences for society. Misperceptions of risk have led many boards, and thus their organisations, into poor decision-making or worse – including business disasters.
Peter Drucker, the late Austrian-American business consultant, said: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”, and most company directors will be aware of the power of culture to accelerate business and team performance.
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