In the context of economic fluctuations and rapid technological development, businesses around the world are facing an urgent need: Adapt to corporate governance trends quickly or fall behind. Below are 6 prominent global corporate governance trends in 2025 for business owners to understand, apply and optimize the benefits from them.
Successful businesses rely on data analysis to inform business strategies.
- Integrated BI (Business Intelligence) to track KPIs in real time.
- Analyze customer behavior and forecast market trends using AI and Big Data.
- Personalize services and products based on collected data.
Reference data:
- According to Forrester, businesses that adopt BI can increase business performance by up to 27%.
- Accenture Report shows that 79% of global business leaders believe AI and data will be critical to success in the next 5 years.
The combination of remote and in-office working continues to be a popular model in global corporate governance trends, requiring businesses to restructure their human resource management systems.
- Use work management tools (Trello, Asana, Microsoft Teams).
- Evaluate performance based on results rather than time worked.
- Build flexible and performance-linked benefits policies to keep employees motivated.
Reference data:
- According to McKinsey report, 58% of today's workers want the option of hybrid work.
- Report from Owl Labs shows that companies that adopt hybrid work can reduce operating costs by 20-30%.
Agile management models and OKRs are increasingly popular to speed up decision making and improve business performance.
- Agile in project management, ensuring flexibility and efficiency in a changing environment.
- OKRs (Objectives & Key Results): Measure goals clearly, helping employees and managers focus on the most important results.
Reference data:
- According to Harvard Business Review, companies that adopt Agile increase work productivity by 30-50%.
- OKRs by Google used since 1999, contributing to annual revenue growth of more than 20% in its first decade.
Businesses are transforming their business models to adapt to market changes and increase customer value.
- Switch to Subscription Model: Subscription models (like SaaS) are exploding.
- Optimizing the customer journey: Ensure a smooth experience from start to finish.
- Customer service technology: AI chatbots, self-service systems, and smart CRM.
Reference data:
- According to Gartner, 75% of businesses will switch to a subscription model by 2025.
- Report from PwC shows that optimized customer experiences can increase revenue by up to 16%.
Global businesses are focusing on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) for long-term development and to meet the requirements from investors, governments and customers.
- Reduce carbon emissions, apply environmental standards.
- Build transparency programs in corporate governance.
- Creating social value through community responsibility.
Reference data:
- According to PwC survey in 2023, 79% of global investors say they value ESG factors when making investment decisions.
- Bloomberg The sustainable finance market is forecast to reach $53 trillion by 2025.
SUMMARY
The trend of management and business in the world is revolving around digital conversion, lasting, and Flexible performance optimizationTo meet this need, businesses need:
- Promote technology to manage and develop business.
- Redirect to sustainable model to ensure long term.
- Deployment smart management and flexible.
