FINDING MEMO” (apologies to Pixar and Disney!)
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Current Issues for Company Directors (in Australia)
David Cantrick-Brooks | 05/03/2025
In 2025 we are likely to see a continuation of the same issues afflicting companies in 2023-24:
- Deteriorating economic conditions, increasing cost pressures (as a result of persistent inflation and lower AUD) and disruptions to critical supply chains
- Rising costs of energy and insurance
- Domestic and international politics (particularly in the US) and the potential threat of a cold war (or an actual war) in the pacific
- Regulatory reform (or rather the lack of it in some cases)
- Cybersecurity threats (building resilience and data protection)
- Impact of AI and disruption to existing business models
- Climate change, mitigation and climate-related disclosures
- Sustainability
- Diversity, equity and inclusion (although potentially less pressing compared with some other challenges)
Boards will need to be mindful of these when setting strategy and approving ‘defining moment’ transactions.
References
https://www.diligent.com/en-au/resources/blog/corporate-governance-trends
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