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Bloomberg: (Benes) ”It’s Not Demand Holding Women Back From Joining Japan’s Boards”
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Women represent just 2.7% of directors of public companies
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Some worry about ‘overboarding’ by same handful of women
”Sakie Fukushima remembers the novelty of being the only woman on Korn/Ferry International’s board of directors, which she joined in 1995. Ditto when she joined the Sony Corp., Kao Corp. and Benesse Corp. boards years later.
”Japanese Boards in Europe should reflect their customers, employees and community
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‘I have just completed the first phase of research into how diverse the European subsidiary boards of the biggest Japanese companies in Europe are, both in terms of the nationality mix of Japanese and European directors, and also the number of women on the board.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC Survey – “Board Practices in Japan 2016”

For the purpose of contributing to improvements in board effectiveness, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC conducted the survey “Board Practices in Japan 2016”, and invite listed companies to use the results as a benchmark to analyze and evaluate board effectiveness.
Davos 2016 – Issue Briefing: Ethics and Corporate Governance (Video)
Learn first-hand about how corporate governance can ensure that high ethical standards are met to restore trust – Video
BBC on the Bottom Line – Managing the Boardroom
A UK perspective – Managing the Boardroom (Audio) – ”After recent corporate scandals like VW’s emissions’ cheating, Tesco’s accounting irregularities, Barclays interest-rate rigging, many asked why company board members failed to act.
”The Shifting Sands of Board Dynamics”
Reflections & Ideas by Chris Clarke
”Greetings. As President & CEO of Boyden global executive search, I shall take a liberty and put forth some of my personal views and thoughts. These are personal opinions, based on my own knowledge, experience and recent research. They do not reflect those of our organization.
Like sand dunes in the desert, Boards of Directors are blown this way and that by winds of change. The bursting of the dot com bubble and the scandals of ENRON and others led to Sarbox and all its unintended consequences. Worst of all, despite the costs and restrictions imposed on corporations by the legislature, Sarbox did not prevent the problems raised by the recent financial crisis.
”Against the tide”
A UK perspective on corporate governance issues.
John McFarlane talks to Governance and Compliance about the misplaced value in bonus culture and why the board must be sceptical
Investor ESG: ”What You Need To Know About Fink’s Quiet Earthquake”
”Larry Fink is Chief Executive of BlackRock. BlackRock’s portfolio weighs in at a cool US $4.6 trillion. So when he speaks it’s wise to listen. He has spoken. And what he has said, in a letter to top US and European CEOs, is the single most significant intervention ever made by an investor on CSR issues.
“Corporate Governance in the Global Economy: The Changing Role of Directors” – Salzburg Global report and session highlights
「50 corporate governance experts representing 16 countries and five continents gathered at Schloss Leopoldskron on October 1-3, 2015 for the session on Corporate Governance in the Global Economy: The Changing Role of Directors, which marked the inaugural meeting of the Salzburg Global Forum on Corporate Governance.
Council of Experts Publication: “Corporate Boards Seeking Sustainable Corporate Growth and Increased Corporate Value over the Mid-to Long-Term”.
”The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code has published “Publication of “Corporate Boards Seeking Sustainable Corporate Growth and Increased Corporate Value over the Mid- to Long-Term……..”