The Future Board

Mazars and the Academy of Business in Society - ABIS have identified the key challenges facing boards and their future needs in “The Future Board – Stewardship for sustainable success.”

Resulting from roundtable discussions with the business and academic communities, the publication identifies some of the key challenges that NEDs must address for future success, such as: being agile enough to handle risk, attracting top talent, adapting to technological change and providing a ‘moral compass’ in an age of increased transparency and risk to corporate reputation. 

“These are fast changing times for business in terms of geo-political uncertainty, increased transparency, climate change, cyber threats and rapid digital transformation and disruption,” said Anthony Carey, UK Head of Board Practice and a principal author of the report. “Companies need to adapt quickly” he added, referring to the opportunities as well as the risks brought by global change.

Some of the areas covered include:

• Adapting to technological change
• Responding to climate change and societal challenges
• The globalisation of business with a shift eastwards and southwards
• Anticipating and preparing for uncertain futures
• Seizing the right opportunities and managing the risks
• Coping effectively with geo-political uncertainty
• Implications of the new global business reality on board effectiveness
• Opportunities for boards and business schools to work more closely together for mutual benefit

Three versions of the publication are available below: a full report of the findings and two focused briefings that look more closely at the implications for business and the academic communities

To know more about the ABIS roundtable, click here.