SID Resource Centre: Responding to the Covid-19 Crisis

This resource centre offers board-relevant guidance to help companies deal with the impact of Covid-19 on their business. These practical resources are being frequently updated to reflect new developments, and we welcome feedback and contribution of articles and content. Please write to: publications@sid.org.sg.

For more on SID’s response in navigating these challenging times, check our website for regular updates.

OVERSIGHT OF MANAGEMENT’S CRISIS RESPONSE

Overcoming pandemic fatigue: How to reenergise organizations for the long run (McKinsey) - NEW
How to be a blue ocean strategist in the post-pandemic world (INSEAD) - NEW
Covid-19 and the great reset (McKinsey) - NEW
Beyond Covid-19: 3 steps to emerge stronger (PwC) - NEW
How Trust changed in 2020 and what it means for businesses and their boards (AICD) - NEW
Four ways boards can oversee risk management beyond Covid-19 (EY)
2020 essential director update: How boards have coped with the Covid-19 crisis (AICD)
How companies can transform information into insight (PwC)
Is a board career really worth it during Covid-19? (AICD)
Evaluating and learning from the pandemic response (PwC)
Governance in an unprecedented time – Findings from the SID-RRA Survey on Boards’ Response to Covid-19 (RRA)

PRESERVE BOARD EFFECTIVENESS

Boards and corporate culture (SID) - NEW
A new era of board stewardship begins (DT) - NEW
The 3 causes of dysfunctional boards – and what we can do about them (AICD) - NEW
The power of governance in family business (KPMG) - NEW
If transformation is a journey, how can your board ensure everyone’s with you? (EY)
New challenges, new lessons (Control Risks)
If transformation is a journey, how can your board ensure everyone’s with you? (EY)
Board succession 2020: Three steps toward long-term effectiveness (H&S)
What does “high-performance” mean for boards in 2020? (Diligent)
How boards can plan for the disasters that no one wants to think about (HBR)

ADAPT TO THE NEW NORMAL

The slips and trips of digital transformation (SID) - NEW
Ten technology trends moving into 2021 (Bain) - NEW
M&A emerges from quarantine (DT) - NEW
Amid pandemic and social unrest, AI risk mitigation is more important than ever (NACD) - NEW
What pandemic-era board governance practices and mindsets will be permanent? (Diligent) - NEW
Embracing the value chain to cope with modern uncertainty (AICD) - NEW
A checklist for boards in the new normal (INSEAD)
Are virtual board meetings better? (Diligent)
Pandemic or no, it’s business as usual for boards (INSEAD)
Adapting executive and director pay for a crisis (AICD)

ACTIVELY ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS

Work and workplaces in the new normal (SID) - NEW
Managing for the future – Remotely and effectively (SID) - NEW
What’s next for remote work: An analysis of 2,000 tasks, 800 jobs, and nine countries (McKinsey) - NEW
The future is now: How leaders can seize this moment to build thriving organisations (H&S) - NEW
Why employee surveys, like political polls, are misleading (PwC) - NEW
Research: Women are better leaders during a crisis (HBR) - NEW
Why you should apply design thinking to the employee experience (PwC) - NEW
If you’re tracking employee behaviour, be transparent about it (HBR) - NEW
Beyond messaging: This is a new era for corporate responsibility (NACD)
Measuring stakeholder capitalism (WEF)
Singapore Board Diversity Index – inaugural launch (SID, WTW)
The growing importance of corporate conscience (SID)
One year later: Does the Business Roundtable Statement matter? (NACD)

PLAN AND PREPARE FOR POST-CRISIS RECOVERY

The great reset (SID) - NEW
Emerging stronger, fitter, faster: The rise of the Asian corporation (McKinsey) - NEW
21 ways to build a better working world in 2021 (EY) - NEW
As world debates corporate vaccine mandates, boards should prepare (NACD) - NEW
Don’t confuse platforms with ecosystems (INSEAD) - NEW
Rethinking your global corporate response to social unrest (Control Risks) - NEW
What elevated levels of political risk mean for business in 2021 (EY) - NEW
Top challenges facing boards in 2021 (Diligent) - NEW
Reframing financial resilience beyond the pandemic (SID) - NEW
Governance through a crisis – Lessons from Covid-19 (AICD)

UNDERSTAND REGULATORY AND MARKET UPDATES

Further extension of relief period under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act for event and tourism-related contracts (MinLaw) - NEW
Press release by the Expert Committee on Covid-19 Vaccination (MOH) - NEW
Advisory for employers and employees travelling to and from Covid-19 affected areas [updated 24 December 2020] (MOM) - NEW
Over $1 billion in 2020 Wage Credit Scheme payouts to more than 95,000 employers (MOF) - NEW
Advisory - Work pass holders required to update MOM on new residential address or mobile number within five days of any change [updated 17 December 2020] (MOM) - NEW
Moving into Phase 3 of re-opening on 28 Dec 2020 (gov.sg) - NEW
Businesses may seek assistance under Re-Align Framework from 15 January 2021 (MinLaw) - NEW
Financial institutions in Singapore launch industry’s first customised debt restructuring programme to help SMEs overcome impact of Covid-19 (ABS)
National Wages Council (NWC) 2020/2021 Supplementary Guidelines [updated 16 October] (MOM)
Guidance on the conduct of general meetings amid evolving Covid-19 situation (ACRA, MAS, SGX)
Covid-19 relief measures – Duration of alternative arrangements for meetings to be extended (MinLaw)
What SGX RegCo expects of financial reports amid Covid-19 (SGX)
What SGX RegCo expects of Sustainability Reporting during Covid-19 times (SGX)
Supporting our businesses – Government assistance schemes (gov.sg)
Advisory on retrenchment benefit payable to retrenched employees as a result of business difficulties due to Covid-19 (MOM)

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