Resources
We conduct original research on the causes of short-term business decisions and work to find practical solutions.
Article
22 April 2024 - Today, private sector executives from across the globe find themselves using the same word to mean different things. “Sustainability” has become shorthand for mitigating and adapting to climate change. But for many, sustainability encompasses a much wider set of issues, certainly including climate change, but also incorporating additional trends like deglobalization, the rise of AI in business, or persistent threats of inflation or recession.
Governance | Article
15 April 2024 - There is no one-size-fits-all solution to designing corporate boards for long-term value creation. Recognizing and understanding that choices are available is the first step toward making longer-term choices and establishing next-generation board governance.
Strategy | Report
9 April 2024 - We are now at a moment when global rivalry is running hot and support for globalization is cooling. The resulting opportunity set for investors is shrinking as global security and economic alliances rewire. This rewiring of globalization requires specific attention to strategy, governance, and integrated processes to bring geopolitical views into investment decision making. Doing this effectively requires deep integration between geopolitical and traditional investment analysis.
Article
20 March 2024 - The Panmure House Prize is awarded to emerging leaders in academia and enables research that embodies Adam Smith's own approach to rigorous empiricism and long-term, inter-disciplinary thinking and radical innovation.
Report
7 March 2024 - The annual FCLT Summit, held on 28 February 2024, brought together FCLTGlobal members and friends to map out the next steps in our shared mission to focus capital on the long term to support a sustainable and prosperous economy.
Report
28 February 2024 - A compilation of real-world case studies from FCLTGlobal’s members who are putting long-term strategies into practice
Strategy | Podcast
12 February 2024 - "That system of geopolitics brought us this notion that globalization superseded the United Nations as a way of dealing with each other. That's been torn asunder."
In the News
8 February 2024 - For more than a decade, research has consistently found that most corporate executives believe short-term pressure is growing, that it is changing their business decisions, and that those changes are destroying value.
Article
1 February 2024 - New analysis reveals that the 25 most common male names globally are associated with overseeing more than 11 times the assets under management compared to their female counterparts.
In the News
30 January 2024 - In a world grappling with war in Ukraine and the Middle East, US-China tensions, and polarised domestic politics in many countries, business leaders find themselves at the crossroads of global complexities and investment decision-making. Which begs the question: how are investors assessing and addressing geopolitical uncertainty in their strategies?
Article
24 January 2024 - On 16 January 2024, FCLTGlobal convened its members in Davos alongside the World Economic Forum to discuss how to make long-term decisions despite the current volatile geopolitical landscape.
Report
3 January 2024 - We invite you to read FCLTGlobal’s 2023 Year in Review, our annual report highlighting the accomplishments of the past year and the invaluable contributions of our Members, partners, and friends.