French governance is transforming the exercise of power at its own pace
In the SBF 120, the separation of the chair and CEO roles keeps accelerating, while women still struggle to reach the chair and the chief executive’s office. Boards are getting older, recruiting ever more qualified directors to face today’s crises.
Dix ans de progression de la gouvernance française, mais de nouveaux défis restent toujours à relever. Depuis 2017, « les sociétés ont traversé une crise sanitaire, des crises géopolitiques, l’irruption de l’IA et un fort accroissement réglementaire. Et pourtant, elles ont résisté à ces chocs historiques et ont continué à faire progresser leur gouvernance, et en moyenne, pour le SBF 120, leur performance financière », se félicite Floriane de Saint Pierre, présidente et fondatrice d’Ethics & Boards, à l’occasion de la publication de la dixième édition du baromètre IFA-Ethics & Boards de la gouvernance responsable.
« Le rôle d’administrateur référent est bien assumé, conformément aux exigences du code Afep-Medef. Très en retard hier, les entreprises françaises affichent maintenant un niveau comparable à leurs homologues anglo-saxonnes », précise David Risser, directeur général d’Ethics & Boards.
« Une société sur trois s’approprie les sujets géopolitiques à travers un comité spécialisé, et les trois quarts traitent les défis cyber et IA en comité ou en conseil », relève David Risser.
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