In our fifth Governance Webcast for 2022, John Moloney discusses with Barry Dempsey, Chief Executive Chartered Accountants Ireland, the role of the board and board subcommittees in embedding sustainability in the organisations strategy and monitoring its progress.

John and Barry discuss a range of matters including:

• What sustainability means to many and who is responsible for it in a company
• Insights on how boards of listed and private companies deliberate and achieves consensus on what sustainability improvement initiatives to prioritise.
• The responsibilities of directors and ensuring access to relevant sustainability expertise
• The questions non-executive directors should be asking in relation to sustainability related risks faced by the company.

The discussion was recorded at the Chartered Accountants Ireland Governance Conference in 2021, Boards and Sustainability. Its reproduction is very timely as the momentum of companies to address sustainability increases. The interview is available to view on the Chartered Accountants Ireland YouTube channel: Governance Webcast Series – Interview with John Moloney on Boards, Sustainability and Strategy.

John Moloney is Non-executive Chair of DCC plc and Chair of their Governance and Sustainability Committee and a Member of their Remuneration Committee. John is also a Non-Executive Director of Smurfit Kappa plc and Chair of ABP Food Group. John has extensive top management and board level experience, having held the position of Group Managing Director of Glanbia plc until November 2013. John was previously a Non-Executive Director of Greencore Group plc. John holds an MBA from the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG).