Ten years after its collapse into scandal, the real legacy of Enron lies in the less visible reforms, which have fundamentally changed how companies operate, business leaders say. CEOs rely on boards far more in strategic planning, directors are more demanding in their oversight, and companies increasingly consider broader questions of governance in their social and environmental decisions. (James Nielsen/Getty Images)
Board Games: Corporate Canada sees a quiet revolution in governance
Tectonic shift in how boards operate is changing the game
Board Games survey
Poll: How does corporate governance inform your investment decisions?
Share your views in our interactive survey
Earlier discussion
Should corporate governance matter to shareholders?
David Beatty answered readers' questions during a live discussion Friday
Board Games 2011
Video: Why company CEOs and chairs should be separate
William A. Dimma, veteran board director, explains how corporate boards have changed over the years
Audio
Podcast: Janet McFarland looks back on 10 years of Board Games
Report on Business online editor Claire Neary talks to Janet McFarland about the annual Board Games project, why it got started, why we keep doing it and what’s changed over the years.
In pictures
Canada's 10 best governed companies of 2011
Find out which Canadian companies round out Board Games' top 10 list this year
Slideshow
A decade of Board Games: What have we learned in 10 years?
Starting in 2002, The Globe and Mail has closely examined corporate governance practices in Canada for the past 10 years
Board Games 2011: More stories and the rankings
Board Games 2011 corporate governance rankings
Find out which companies came out on top in The Globe and Mail's 10th annual review of corporate governance for Canada's public companies
Board Games 2011 Methodology
See the questions that made up this year's rankings for all companies: corporations and income trusts
Shareholder group pushes for detailed reports of board votes
Investors also want to vote for directors individually, rather than as a slate, coalition tells OSC
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‘Say on pay’ votes for shareholders popular with Globe readers
First-ever corporate governance survey shows strong interest in board governance and compensation issues
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Winners and losers in Board Games 2011
How some companies rate in this year’s Board Games
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Verbatim: Prominent corporate directors on how boards have changed
Ten veterans of of Canada's boardrooms weigh in on the changing role of corporate governance in Canada
Where corporate boards have improved the most, and where they’re failing
What the numbers say about how corporate governance has changed in Canada over the past 10 years
In pictures
Enron and the biggest corporate governance scandals of the past decade
A recap of some of the biggest corporate governance scandals that hit in the last 10 years
Case studies
Case Study
Taking on global leadership at Methanex
How a tight-knit board can prevent clubbiness and foster growth
Case Study
EPCOR tackles hard choices with ambitious board
It faces the question of how to thrive amid greater regulation and the need for new capital market strategies
Case Study
Raising the bar at CN Rail
How the board has achieved considerable success -- and what it must do in the future
Summary
Corporate Governance: From golden rules to golden principles
How the three boards in our case studies raised their game
Board Games videos
Video: Why company CEOs and chairs should be separate
William A. Dimma, veteran board director, explains how corporate boards have changed over the years
What has governance reform really accomplished?
William A. Dimma, veteran board director, on the benefits of corporate governance reform
Video: The best governance change in the past decade
William A. Dimma, veteran board director, discusses how governance reform has changed board meetings
Video: Improving corporate oversight, part one
BNN looks at whether greater public scrutiny has lead to better corporance governance, speaking with Globe and Mail reporter Janet McFarland and former OSC Chairman Peter Dey
Video: Improving corporate oversight, part two
BNN looks at whether greater public scrutiny has lead to better corporance governance, speaking with Globe and Mail reporter Janet McFarland and former OSC Chairman Peter Dey
How much has corporate governance improved?
Paul Waldie and Boyd Erman report from The Globe and Mail
The Board Games archive (2002-2010)
2010: Proxy advisory firms flex muscle
As their clout has grown, so has the discontent from companies unhappy with their influence over shareholder votes
2009: Women on Board
While women appear to be making headway in the boardrooms of the nation, a lack of CEO experience and access to some crucial business networks mean that directorships are still proving elusive
2008: Board reforms face crucial test
Top corporate directors say governance reforms will prove their worth or be exposed as posturing as times get tough
2007: Companies improve their disclosure
As reporting gets better, more reach top tier
2006: Income trust boards - The new 'Wild West'
There are few rules and fewer standards
2005: Income trusts under the spotlight
They could be doing a much better job
2004: Crisis management on the agenda
Companies realize it pays to plan for the worst
2003: Corporate Canada opening up
The largest companies make big improvements
2002: The inaugural report
A Report on Business team examined the corporate governance practices of 270 of Canada's largest companies and found most of them wouldn't meet tough new standards recently adopted by the United States.
