David and Sharon Johnston Centre for Corporate Governance Innovation Blog

August 20, 2019

Why is it so valuable to have gender diverse boards?

Does gender diversity affect financial reporting and might diversity matter more in firms with weak governance structures? In the latest issue of Rotman Management Magazine, Johnston Centre...

July 30, 2019

David Beatty: Thoughts on Corporate Board Gender Quotas

In David Beatty's latest video he gives insight into mandatory corporate board gender quotas and the different perspectivesbetween Europeand North America. There are 11 countries that have...

• board diversity
• david r beatty
• north america
• europe
• gender diversity
• mandatory quotas

July 26, 2019

Director Sentiments in Alberta

The Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) conducted its latest cross-Canada Director Lens survey while Albertawas in the wake of recession and deep concerns about theprovince’s economic...

• canada
• corporate governance in canada
• canadian directors
• canadian board of directors
• private company
• publicly-listed company
• board challenges
• institute of corporate directors
• calgary
• alberta

July 24, 2019

Webinar: Joining a Board of Directors

Matt Fullbrook - Manager of the Johnston Cenre - recently conducted a webinar for Charity Village on the realities and expectations of joing a board of directors. This webinar is a fantastic primer...

• board effectiveness
• new board members
• onboarding
• director recruitment
• corporate governance
• non-profit director
• non-profit board
• webinar
• matt fullbrook

June 14, 2019

2019 - TSX Index Board Diversity

Data compiled by the Johnston Centre is featured front and center in the latest issue of Report on Business Magazine. Dawn Calleja’s article, It’s 2019. Where are all the women in...

• gender diversity
• s&p/tsx composite index
• corporate boards
• women on boards
• dual-class shares
• publicly-listed company
• family enterprise