Board Engagements

“The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.”

—Ken Blanchard

WORLD’S MOST ETHICAL COMPANIES DATA

Talking with the Board

E&C talks to new board member at onboarding

Independent directors meet with major shareholders

Meet with priority clients/third parties

Interactive sessions with board on E&C matters

Board has regular updates with metrics about workforce

Discussion on compensation structure and incentives

Source: The Sphere

Sharing Investigation Statistics Beyond the Board – Necessary to Increase Faith in the Process

96%

Share data with Board or Board Committee

45%

Of industry peers share in ESG or annual reports

What can this look like?

Consider sharing:

Average number of issues raised in a year or quarter
Types of issues raised
Modalities used to raise concerns
Days to close investigations
Substantiation rates
Discipline by percentages (X coached, Y trained, etc..)
Anonymized fact patterns (commonly used in communications or training)

Source: The Sphere, Ethisphere's Benchmarking and Ethics and Compliance Statistics tool: Get access today