VIA KPMG

26. August 2020

Activist shareholders pose new challenge for boards of directors

Interview between Prof. Reto Eberle and Barbara Heller, Managing Partner of SWIPRA Services

Board members are increasingly being expected to cultivate an awareness of their stakeholders’ various demands and to engage in active dialog on topics like sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Success comes to those who can credibly demonstrate the connection between the company’s strategy and these issues. The Coronavirus will only make this situation more obvious.

Barbara Heller is Managing Partner at SWIPRA Services, a service provider that advises companies on all aspects of corporate governance. In this interview with Prof. Reto Eberle, Barbara discusses how well companies are succeeding in this.