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'But nowhere is it written down exactly what doing the right thing for stakeholders is,' he said. 'The pandemic has woken boards up that, above all the rules and regulations, fundamentally, you have to do the right thing,' Laffin said, adding that in the UK for example, boards have repaid furlough money to the government, even though they were entitled to it.

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To tackle the risks, the NACD report suggests boards focus on: He is the author of Behind Closed Doors: The Boardroom - How to Get In, Get On and Make a Difference.Īccording to the 2021 Governance Outlook, a report by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) in the US, the three key risks boards are facing are financial resiliency, supply chain disruptions, and risks related to employees, such as racial and gender equity and overall health and wellbeing. Previously, he chaired the boards of three large public UK companies and served as a nonexecutive on several others. and UK property company Watkin Jones plc. Laffin is a nonexecutive director at Tokyo-based global media company Dentsu Group Inc. They're uncertain about the recovery, and they don't trust the government.' They're uncertain about getting enough labour. In the UK, 'boards are feeling a little bit under the weather', said Simon Laffin, FCMA, CGMA. And some countries are experiencing labour shortages. Some of the worst global supply chain disruptions in decades are idling or delaying production and leaving retail shelves empty. As the pandemic lingers, matters expected to demand the attention of boards of directors reflect much uncertainty.Ĭoronavirus variants have prolonged the pandemic despite available vaccines.

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