贝恩公司与香港公司治理公会发布《崭新董事会议程》报告

The New Board Agenda Hong Kong and mainland China corporations can build resilience by managing stakeholder interests with a new board agenda. By James Root, John Sequeira, and Kevin ChangCopyright © 2021 Bain & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.About the authorsJames Root, John Sequeira, and Kevin Chang are partners in Bain & Company’s Hong Kong office.AcknowledgmentsThis report was written in collaboration with The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute.1The New Board AgendaThe Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute | Bain & Company, Inc.In an increasingly turbulent world, corporations face more disruptions, at a faster pace, than at any other time in living memory. Navigating this turbulence—and coming out the other side even stronger for it—is a priority for corporate boards. Predicting and assessing risk and proactively working to strengthen the organization’s resilience are vital tasks for forward-looking leaders. In Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, corporate boards and leaders have an ally in this effort, in the form of the company secretary.Few roles give employees greater insight into the needs and priorities of the corporations they serve. From ensuring that operations are fully compliant with statutory laws and regulations (per the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance) to providing advice and direction about the organization’s administration and governance and about industry trends and emergent markets, the company secretary plays a vital part in Hong Kong and mainland China companies’ ability to adapt and grow. In an increasingly turbulent world, corporations face more disruptions, at a faster pace, than at any other time in living memory. Navigating this turbulence—and coming out the other side even stronger for it—is a priority for corporate boards. Company secretaries have a wide purview, working directly with regulators, shareholders, and boards of directors to develop and manage board governance and strategy. From this vantage point, company secretaries are in a unique position to help Hong Kong and mainland China’s corporate boards of directors anticipate the challenges with a future-proof agenda. To learn how Hong Kong and mainland China companies are approaching this era of turbulence, Bain & Company—in collaboration with The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute—surveyed more than 1,400 members in Hong Kong and mainland China. The Institute’s members are recognized governance professionals and part of senior management of listed companies. They are qualified as Chartered Secretaries and Chartered Governance Professionals, and provide counsel on governance to the chair and boards of listed companies.2The New Board AgendaThe Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute | Bain & Company, Inc.Navigating a world of heightened turbulenceOur world has become more turbulent than at any time in living memory, with disruptions increasing in frequency over the past two decades (see Figure 1). In the past 25 years alone, Hong Kong cor