- Home
- News
- Special Reports
- Directorship 2015
More women on boards a necessity
- Olga Galacho
The journey from the kitchen to the boardroom has been a long one for women and even the recent talk to encourage diversity in Mahogany Row has not seen much improvement in gender equity.
Being naive no longer an option
- James Sherbon
With the instigation in June of a Senate inquiry into foreign bribery and corruption, scheduled to report in July 2016, the spotlight has been turned on to how Australian companies conduct business overseas.
Why diversity is important
- James Dunn
Slowly, the nation's boards are getting more diverse: the latest data from the Australian Institute of Company Directors research shows that at 30 June 2015, 20 per cent of directorships in companies in the S&P;/ASX 200 Index were women.
Ethics at the board level
- James Dunn
Quite apart from the technical and numerical skills that are required, today's executives and directors need a strong understanding of ethics and governance issues, heightened inter-personal skills and a deep sense of the cultural 'fit' of their organisation in both the local and global context.