Swiss Centre for Corporate Governance

A board framework for sustainability risk oversight in Swiss organisations. This white paper helps Swiss boards shift sustainability risk from compliance to resilience (pdf).

Effective and demonstrable delivery of this oversight role builds trust—both today and in the future.

In an era of accelerating change, effective board leadership is important  for sustained growth and resilience. Developed by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Deloitte Global, and the Chapter Zero Alliance, Board Leadership for Growth and Resilience: Guiding Principles for Climate and Nature Governance offers a broad, practical framework. It can help to equip boards with the insights and tools needed to navigate complex challenges and transform them into opportunities.

The Deloitte Audit Committee Study, conducted in partnership with the Institute of Law and Economics (ILE-HSG) at the University of St. Gallen, is the first comprehensive analysis of audit committee effectiveness among Switzerland’s top 50 listed companies. Our first-of-its-kind research fills a key knowledge gap by offering clear insights into best practices and the evolving role of audit committees in Switzerland.

This article was also published in the Board Dynamics magazine 2025/1, issued by the Network for Innovative Corporate Governance («NICG»).

What characterises good corporate governance for a Swiss company? We spoke with nine experienced board members.

Activist investors have been operating in the marketplace for some time, but today, the combination of a favourable regulatory environment and abundance of funds to invest means activists have become more powerful than ever and are here to stay.

The findings of swissVR Monitor I/2026 demonstrate that Boards see improving their company’s efficiency and optimising its internal processes as the most important opportunity.

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Applying an activist investor’s mindset and lens to your own business can highlight opportunities or shortcomings in an existing strategy.

A crucial role of management is to define risk management frameworks within their companies.

Each day board members face an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. To successfully navigate sometimes dramatic economic changes and crises, boards must remain resilient and forward-looking.

At Deloitte Switzerland, our purpose is to make an impact that matters. For Audit & Assurance, this means a focus on delivering independent high quality audits and instilling confidence and trust in the capital markets through the services we deliver.

The Swiss CFO Programme helps CFOs stay ahead in an increasingly complex business environment. Offering forward-thinking insights for every stage of the CFO career, it is a valuable asset to tackle the daily complexities of the CFO role.