{"id":647263,"date":"2022-11-29T14:41:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=647263"},"modified":"2022-11-29T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:41:50","slug":"future-focused-governance-trends-businesses-need-to-know-download-the-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/647263\/future-focused-governance-trends-businesses-need-to-know-download-the-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Future-focused governance trends businesses need to know \u2013 Download the report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CURA Software has published a report which focuses on future-focused governance trends that businesses and organisations need to embrace.<\/p>\n<p>The report explains that if organisations want to align their business strategy with the latest trends and technologies, they must implement a proactive, resilient, and agile approach to their corporate governance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/curasoftware.com\/future-focused-governance-2023-trend-report\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=November+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to download the CURA report.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This will allow these organisations to thrive in the modern markets and recover from disruptions faster.<\/p>\n<p>The CURA report includes contributions from Dr Christopher Whittle &#8211; who has held several CEO and Executive Director positions across South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar &#8211; as well as Michael Rasmussen &#8211; who is an internationally-recognised Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) pundit with over 28 years of experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe interconnectedness of objectives, resiliency, and integrity require 360-degree contextual awareness of GRC,\u201d said Rasmussen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrganisations need to see the intricate intersection of objectives, risks, and boundaries across the business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We unpack vital insights from the CURA report, below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">ESG<\/h3>\n<p>CURA\u2019s governance report highlights that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) competency cannot be treated as a checklist &#8211; it needs to be prioritised, as it sets the tone for how businesses interact with employees, customers, and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Whittle also explained that companies and climate change have a two-way relationship: companies influence climate change, and climate change affects how businesses can operate.<\/p>\n<p>This concept is known as \u201cdouble materiality\u201d and shows that businesses must prioritise environmental responsibility as a key part of their corporate governance.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Metaverse<\/h3>\n<p>The metaverse is one of the most exciting modern technological trends and presents many new opportunities for businesses.<\/p>\n<p>However, it also creates new ways for malicious parties to thrive \u2013 so it is vital that companies focus on governance in this evolving area of business.<\/p>\n<p>Organisations must set rules, guidelines, and parameters within their metaverse presence on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Diversity and equality<\/h3>\n<p>There is already a big drive for diversity within businesses, including in areas like gender, age, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>This focus is set to continue to grow in the years to come and businesses must prioritise building diverse management if they want to continue thriving in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it is crucial for organisations to better represent the diversity of their customers \u2013 allowing them to better serve their communities.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Get the full report<\/h3>\n<p>The full CURA report discusses these topics in more depth, and also covers other topics like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The shift from reactive to proactive governance<\/li>\n<li>Why good governance matters<\/li>\n<li>The cornerstones of your 2023 GRC strategy<\/li>\n<li>Corporate culture is key<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is a must-read report to ensure your business keeps up with the ever-evolving governance challenges that it will face going forward.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/curasoftware.com\/future-focused-governance-2023-trend-report\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=November+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to download this CURA report.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CURA Software has published a report which focuses on future-focused governance trends that businesses and organisations need to embrace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":647267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[15307],"class_list":["post-647263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-cura-software"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647263"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":647271,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647263\/revisions\/647271"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}