Research by The Conference Board shows that, despite formal assignment of responsibilities to top business leaders, many companies still lack the structural framework to enable proper director oversight of corporate sustainability. The report illustrates the research findings on the following trends: • The motivational drivers of board oversight of sustainability initiatives • Board structure issues, including the allocation of resources and the assignment of responsibility for sustainability initiatives • The use of widely recognized standards to define and plan sustainability initiatives • Sustainability performance measures and reporting issues, and • Corporate response to shareholder activism in this area.