Helle Bank Jørgensen, GCB.D, CCB.D and NACD.DC

We need to shape the boardrooms of the future by choice, not by chance.....Our world faces an unprecedented and barely credible list of monumental challenges. This is a time when we need courage and leadership to steer us all through these toughest of times and into the sunlit uplands.

Ray Anderson, the former founder, chairman, and CEO of Interface once said: “I had a revelation about what industry is doing to our planet. I stood convicted as a plunderer of the earth. In the future, people like me will go to jail.” More than 20 years later, his prophetic words may soon come to pass.

What does sustainability mean? And what value does it bring to a company? Learn how an aligned and empowered Board can cast illumination on sustainability issues and protect the long-term interests of their shareholders.

"Executives and board directors need to ask themselves: are they really ESG and climate competent? This goes beyond reviewing the glossy brochures".

The essence of board education in reaching net-zero needs to be made clear, and in this article, I expand on why this is relevant

The success of corporate strategies around environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) will depend on whether company boards are able to support and critically analyze such projects, Helle Banks Jorgensen, CEO of Competent Boards, told the Reuters Global Markets Forum on Monday, January 24.
"Boardrooms should be asking questions to management to ensure that the company is not greenwashing, they should be asking questions about data quality, on what is being incentivized," she… Show more

The success of corporate strategies around environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) will depend on whether company boards are able to support and critically analyze such projects, Helle Banks Jorgensen, CEO of Competent Boards, told the Reuters Global Markets Forum on Monday, January 24.
"Boardrooms should be asking questions to management to ensure that the company is not greenwashing, they should be asking questions about data quality, on what is being incentivized," she said.
Additionally, the push by prominent investors such as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to make proxy voting more accessible will increase the need for companies to be transparent about their energy transition plans, Jorgensen said. Show less

Climate change and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have become some of the biggest challenges faced by 21st-century board directors.

Today’s boards must contend with a wide range of stakeholders who can affect the fortunes of a company — investors, customers, suppliers, employees, politicians, and activists, among others.

This book demonstrates that for long-term profits and sustainability, boards must have the insight to ask the right questions of… Show more

Climate change and other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have become some of the biggest challenges faced by 21st-century board directors.

Today’s boards must contend with a wide range of stakeholders who can affect the fortunes of a company — investors, customers, suppliers, employees, politicians, and activists, among others.

This book demonstrates that for long-term profits and sustainability, boards must have the insight to ask the right questions of management on complex issues such as climate change, ESG, corruption, cybersecurity, human trafficking, supply-chain resilience, and much more.

With insightful contributions from more than 100 world experts that make up the Competent Boards’ faculty for the Climate and ESG Certificate and Designation Programs, this book provides board members and executives with a practical guide on what is required today to develop not just boardroom competencies, but thriving, future-fit organizations. Show less