EY UK Centre for Board Matters Podcast

How to put purpose before short-term gains

Organisational culture is under greater scrutiny. What role does purpose play in driving business strategy and ethical value creation? And how can boards better reflect changing stakeholder priorities? Our expert guests on this episode are Jon Lewis, CEO of Capita, Liv Garfield, Chief Executive of Severn Trent, Hywel Ball, UK Chair and UK&I Managing Partner at EY and Will Hutton, co-chair of The Purposeful Company. 18 mins

Demystifying stewardship for corporate boards

Investor and corporate priorities are changing, and stewardship will be pivotal in helping boards make important decisions to create sustainable, long-term value. In this episode, our distinguished panel discuss how boards can navigate and meet evolving stakeholder expectations to create long-term, sustainable value to survive. 20 mins

Series 2 - Board Diversification

Racial inequality is sharply in the spotlight this year and there are growing calls for board diversification. In this episode of the Board Matters podcast series, Arun Batra OBE, EY Partner and Diversity Lead and our highly experienced panel of speakers discuss how corporates can advance the recommendations of the Parker Review and increase ethnic minority representation in the boardroom. 29 mins