PANDEMIC TRUMPS CLIMATE; BUT NOT FOR LONG
FELICITY CAIRD is the Institute of Directors’ general manager, governance leadership and membership.
The Coronavirus pandemic and its wildfire spread around the globe is the defining event of 2020. It has dominated headlines, policy-making, how we live and work and, to an extent, political fortunes.
The pandemic has also played a starring role in boardrooms, according to the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) and ASB’s 2020 Director Sentiment Survey*.
Sixty percent of respondents said their organisation was adversely affected by
