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Governance | Article

Recap: CEO Roundtable: Lessons of COVID-19

1 June 2020 - FCLTGlobal hosted virtual roundtable discussions for Members to discuss how to effectively manage their organizations in the face of the global coronavirus pandemic. The current situation has accelerated the arrival and impact of many long-term trends and tested the resilience of all organizations.

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Investor-Corporate Engagement, Governance | Article

Navigating COVID-19: Advice from long-term investors

30 April 2020 - Look after employees, customers, and suppliers; adopt a through-cycle mindset; and communicate transparently. Profits and dividends will come later if you make the right moves now.

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Governance | Report

Tone at the Top: The Board’s Impact on Long-term Value

23 April 2020 - Taking a long-term approach in business leads to superior performance.

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Stakeholder Capitalism, Governance | Video

Stakeholder Capitalism: Creating Common Standards for Corporate Governance

22 January 2020 - The shift towards stakeholder capitalism calls for a new vision of good environmental, social and corporate governance. What difficult decisions must chief executives take to pivot towards stronger governance by stakeholders?

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Governance | Press Release

New Report Recommends Strategies for CFOs to Create Long-term Value

19 December 2019 - The report, Building Long-term Value: A Blueprint for CFOs, focuses on highlights key pressures and obstacles that CFOs encounter, considers the CFO’s unique role as a fulcrum for long-term behavior, and assesses the CFO’s intrinsic long-term focus.

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Governance | Report

Building Long-term Value: A Blueprint for CFOs

18 December 2019 - A company's CFO has a unique ability to drive long-term value creation for the organization.

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Governance | Article

Board Stock Ownership is Correlated to Company Returns

16 September 2019 - Corporate boards are vital in helping companies maintain a longer-term focus while executing on shorter-term priorities. The board’s position atop the organization gives directors a wide perspective on a company’s current path, and allows them to shape its future by influencing purpose, culture, and direction. In The Long-term Habits of a Highly Effective Corporate Board, FCLTGlobal identified a number of steps directors can take to maximize their impact on the companies they oversee, one of which involves aligning directors’ interests with those of the company. Translating this intent...

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Governance | From the CEO

Business Roundtable’s Statement of Corporate Purpose Prioritizes Long-Term Value Creation

19 August 2019 - Research shows that creating long-term value is a critical part of a chief executive’s role, for a company’s shareholders but also for the many other stakeholders in its investment value chain – employees, customers, or the community in which it operates. It is important to clarify this responsibility, especially in a rapidly evolving global economy where businesses are looking for new ways to be more sustainable and viable over the long term. We support such constructive discourse, and we will continue to focus on developing...

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