Advisory Boards in Action Globally

CLIMATE & SUSTAINABILITY

European Environment Agency (Denmark)

• European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (formed 2023)

The European Climate Law, adopted in June 2021, sets out a binding objective of climate neutrality in the European Union by 2050. The European Climate Law also provides for the establishment of a European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change. The Advisory Board provides independent scientific advice and produces reports on EU measures, climate targets and indicative greenhouse gas budgets and their coherence with the European Climate Law and the EU’s international commitments under the Paris Agreement.

Norges Bank Investment Management (Norway)

• Climate Advisory Board (formed 2023)

The board will advise on NBIM’s approach to managing climate-related risks and opportunities, including the implementation of its climate action plan. It will advise on sustainable finance and climate risk developments, review and contribute to NBIM’s policies on climate risk and advise on the exercise of NBIM’s ownership rights and the appropriate approach to companies, including on voting and dialogue, related to climate risk. It will advise on NBIM initiatives to develop market standards on climate risk, including approaches to regulators and other standard setters. The board will also be responsible for assessing and evaluating NBIM’s climate-related activities, results and reporting against NBIM governing documents and international best practice.

Google Cloud (United States)

• Point Carbon Zero Program Advisory Board (formed 2022)

Aon (United Kingdom)

• Climate Advisory Council (formed 2022)

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (United States)

• Investor Advisory Board (formed 2020)

The Investor Advisory Board features highly distinguished financial and corporate investors focused on early-stage clean energy companies. The Board assists NYSERDA in developing long-term strategic plans and increasing near-term programmatic impact to accelerate the pace of clean energy innovation in New York State. Board members share best practices about due diligence, portfolio management and syndication of deals to help emerging companies develop and bring technology to the marketplace more quickly.

UOB (Singapore)

• Sustainability Advisory Panel (formed 2023)

COMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATION

Edelman (United Kingdom)

• Global Advisory Board (formed 2018, updated 2022)

Leading global communications marketing firm Edelman utilises an advisory board to counsel the firm’s senior management and clients on geopolitical and industry issues. The board, whose members bring diverse backgrounds spanning media, technology, finance, business and government, meets twice a year and works with local leaders as the firm looks to diversify its revenue globally.

Saïd Business School, Oxford University (United Kingdom)

• Global Leadership Council (formed 2022)

King AbdulAziz University (Saudi Arabia)

• International Advisory Board (formed 2011, updated 2022)

One of the fundamental aims of the strategic plan of King Abdulaziz University (The Founder’s University) is to promote the University’s partnerships with distinguished scientific, research and industrial institutions. An International Advisory Board was established in 2011 to achieve the university’s goal of international distinction.

University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

• International Advisory Board (formed 2022)

The function of the International Advisory Board is to provide independent, external and commercially orientated advice to the University of Edinburgh Business School.

GOVERNMENT

United States of America

• President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (formed 2022)

The President’s Intelligence Advisory Board is an independent element within the Executive Office of the President. It exists exclusively to assist the President with an independent source of advice on the effectiveness with which the Intelligence Community is meeting the nation’s intelligence needs and the vigour and insight with which the community plans for the future. The President is able to appoint up to 16 members to the Board.

• National Cancer Advisory Board

The National Cancer Advisory Board plays an important role in guiding the Director of the National Cancer Institute in setting the course for the national cancer research program. The National Cancer Advisory Board will complement the Cancer Moonshot, which President Biden reignited a year ago to end cancer as we know it today – including by making sure his Administration is investing in research and development that will help advance breakthroughs to prevent, detect, and treat diseases like cancer.

• National Science Board (formed 2022)

The National Science Board establishes the policies of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and serves as an advisor to Congress and the President. The Board approves major NSF awards, provides congressional testimony and issues statements relevant to the nation’s science and engineering enterprise. The President is able to appoint up to 24 members to the Board, each for a term of six years.

• National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) (formed 2006)

The NSABB is a federal advisory committee that addresses issues related to biosecurity and dual-use research at the request of the United States Government. The NSABB has up to 25 voting members with a broad range of expertise including molecular biology, microbiology, infectious diseases, biosafety, public health, veterinary medicine, plant health, national security, biodefense, law enforcement, scientific publishing, and other related fields.

Canada

• Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments (formed 2016)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the members of the Independent Advisory Board for Supreme Court of Canada Judicial Appointments. The members of the Independent Advisory Board will identify candidates to fill the upcoming Supreme Court of Canada vacancy, which will be created by the retirement of the Honourable Michael J. Moldaver in September. Coming from diverse backgrounds, the members will work alongside the Honourable H. Wade MacLauchlan, Chair of this independent and non-partisan board, to identify candidates who are jurists of the highest calibre, functionally bilingual, and representative of the diversity of our country.

United Kingdom

• Mayor’s Business Advisory Board (formed 2016)

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, formed a Business Advisory Board to champion London’s economic growth – how policy can deliver positive outcomes for London’s businesses, growth, and job creation

• Government Cyber Security Advisory Board (formed 2022)

The Government Cyber Security Strategy (GCSS) was launched in January 2022 outlining the vision to ensure that core government functions are resilient to cyber attacks, strengthening the UK as a sovereign nation and cementing its authority as a democratic and responsible cyber power. GCSAB will be a body comprised of independent external experts to build better links between government, the private sector and academia. It will provide independent perspectives and input from experts across industry and academia into providing solutions to the challenges of government cyber security, through rigorous challenges and driving best practices across government.

• Technical Advisory Board (formed 2021)

Singapore

• Scientific Advisory Board

The Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is a multi-disciplinary international board with expertise in broad areas of technology. SAB convenes annually in Singapore to advise on NRF’s policies and programmes.

Australia

• Australian Aged Care Operators Advisory Bodies, Federal Government (formed 2023)

In 2022, the Australian Government passed the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022. The Bill implements nine measures to improve aged care and responds to 17 recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. New organisational requirements include the establishment of two advisory boards – a quality care advisory body and a consumer advisory body.

• National COVID-19 Health and Research Advisory Committee, Federal Government (formed 2020)

The National COVID-19 Health and Research Advisory Committee was established in April 2020 to advise Australia’s health response to the COVID-19 pandemic to the Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer.

• Public Trustee Advisory and Monitoring Board, Queensland Government (formed 2022)

The new Public Trustee Advisory and Monitoring Board will enhance transparency and public accountability of the services provided by the Public Trustee. The Board will monitor the performance of the Public Trustee’s functions and provide advice and make recommendations to for legislative change or improvements, while also being able to give advice and recommendations to the Public Trustee.

• Organics Industry Advisory Group, Federal Government (formed 2020)

The Federal Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud requested the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) appoint the Organics Industry Advisory Group in December 2020. The group consists of 16 individuals representing multiple industry sectors, each with a long-standing commercial interest in the organic industry. The single purpose of the group is to review whether the current regulatory framework is fit for purpose and will allow the Australian organic industry to reach its full potential.

• CSIRO Advisory Group, Federal Government (formed 2020)

The purpose of a CSIRO Advisory Group (CAG) is to provide independent, external advice to CSIRO on the national challenges and opportunities of a broad sector of the Australian economy, society or environment in which CSIRO is involved. It also provides guidance on how CSIRO might address these challenges and opportunities, the appropriateness of its pathways to impact, and broader strategic issues relevant to the sectors in which CSIRO operates.

• ACNC Advisory Board, Federal Government

The ACNC Advisory Board meets quarterly to support and advise the Commissioner. Appointed by the Minister, it is comprised of up to eight general members with expertise in the charity or not-for-profit sector, the law, taxation or accounting and office holders. General members are appointed for a term of up to three years.

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