Welcome to The Chartered Governance Institute, Irish Region. We support and develop governance, risk and compliance professionals, including chartered company secretaries, in Ireland and the UK.

Discover the latest resources on financial services compliance, company secretarial practice, and governance, risk and compliance.

As the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) requires company directors to appoint a ‘suitably qualified’ individual to the company secretary position, we have partnered with the Law Society of Ireland to provide this short qualification.

There is no doubting the ramifications for business and other international and UK organisations, or the attention government is now placing on tracking the real owners of business and property in the UK.

ESG is fast evolving from a compliance exercise to a strategic business imperative, in this webinar we will be discussing how you can turn this into an advantage.

As well as covering the process of seeking admission of a company’s shares to the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, A Practical Guide to the UK Listing Regime also advises on the preparation and publication of a Prospectus Directive compliant prospectus, and provides detailed commentary on the ongoing obligations of UK listed companies under the Rules.

The Water (Special Measures) Bill was introduced to increase accountability for water companies, but does it go far enough?

As societal expectations evolve and environmental and social challenges come to the forefront, regulators worldwide are increasingly focusing on ESG issues.

Businesses are under more pressure than ever to show integrity in how they operate and keep purpose and sustainability front of mind.