A Case for Modern Governance: The High Cost of Governance Deficits
About the Report
At a time when digital disruption, complexities in the geopolitical landscape, and the speed of information are all increasing, companies are under an incredible amount of pressure to perform well for shareholders and stakeholders alike. Corporate governance, at its best, serves as the guardrail that keep companies and their boards of directors on track while they move full speed ahead. But in the wake of a corporate crisis or scandal, public and media attention increasingly focuses on directors, asking: “How could the board let this happen?”
This Diligent Institute report begins to quantify the material cost of governance crises, and more importantly, the competitive advantage that comes with strong corporate governance practices. The report indicates the advantages companies can realize by practicing modern governance: empowering leaders with technology, insights, and processes to fuel good governance.
The report’s key findings include:
- Companies with strong corporate governance (the top 20%) outperformed the bottom 20% by 15% in the most recent two-year period.
- Companies with corporate crises fueled by governance deficits underperformed their sectors by 35%, on average, a year after the incident, losing approximately $490 billion in shareholder value.
- Two years after experiencing the corporate crisis, companies lost approximately $250 billion of shareholder value, and underperformed in their sectors by 45%, on average.
Topics:
- Board Practices |
- Boards and Governance |
- Corporate Sentiment |
- Cyber Risk |
- Digital Transformation |
- Director Confidence Index |
- Director Perspectives |
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
- Economy |
- Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) |
- Executive Compensation |
- Executive Remuneration |
- Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) |
- Modern Governance |
- Shareholders activism |
- Stakeholders and Governance |
- Year in Review