Corporate Leadership Publications

Citizenship & Sustainability

1. Is the Pressure Easing? The 2010 Philanthropy Agenda

   March 2010 | Executive Action Report

   The economic downturn took its toll in the U.S. corporate philanthropy arena but the negative impact seen in 2009 may have reached its peak.

2. Ready or Not: Companies and the Sustainability Tipping Point

   February 2010 | Executive Action Report

   The challenge for companies is how to make sustainability-centric approaches deliver not only on the financial bottom line but also on a broader platform of ecological and social accountabilities and goals that make up the sustainability blend.

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Governance & Corporate Values

1. The Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

   August 2010 | Executive Action Report

   This is the first in a series of four studies developed in collaboration with Davis Polk & Wardwell to provide guidelines and examples to member companies of The Conference Board on emerging practices following the SEC enhanced disclosure reform.

2. Board Leadership Structure

   August 2010 | Executive Action Report

   This Director Notes is the second in a series of four studies developed in collaboration with Davis Polk & Wardwell to provide guidelines and examples to member companies of The Conference Board on emerging practices following the SEC enhanced disclosure

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Risk Management

1. Security as a Critical Component of Corporate Defense

   July 2010 | Executive Action Report

   The board’s primary responsibility is to provide vision, strategic oversight, and support to a corporate defense program designed to safeguard stakeholder interests.

2. Cracking the Financial Code

   March 2010 | Council Perspectives

   This report is an issue-specific excerpt from Council Perspectives (CP-015) Corporate Brands: Meeting the Challenges of Changing Times.

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Strategy and Leadership

1. Examining the Impact of SEC Guidance Changes on CEO Succession Planning

   April 2010 | Executive Action Report

   In late 2009, the SEC made a policy change that effectively removes the defense used by companies reluctant to disclose their CEO succession process to shareholders. The change means a new wave of corporate governance scrutiny.

2. The Role of Competitive Intelligence in Driving Growth

   April 2010 | Council Perspectives

   As companies emerge from a recession mentality they need to start priming for a return to growth

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