For The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland Awards 2020, we announced two new exciting awards

The consensus among politicians, citizens, and even executives themselves, is that capitalism serves only to enrich the elites while ignoring ordinary people.

Considers the potential impacts of the UK’s departure from the European Union on the efforts against modern slavery.

Recent redundancies at P&O Ferries have resulted in public outcry, but the consequences for the business remain to be seen.

With an ever-growing expectation for companies to know the individuals and partners with which they do business, regulatory penalties have never looked tougher.

Of general interest to members, but especially those in the corporate sector.

Our seventh and final installment in our AI Series with Brunel University takes a look at AI’s impact on culture.

The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland has today welcomed the publication by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (the Code), believing that the revised version reflects the changing needs of asset owners and public expectations. The governance body believes, however, that the increased focus on reporting to asset owners may have an impact on the quality and quantity of engagement with companies and the emphasis on ESG issues risks provoking more ‘policy statements’ than the ‘outcomes and effectiveness’ focus recommended by the Kingman review. The FRC and its successor will need to monitor asset manager reporting and activity to ensure that this is not the case, the Institute stresses.

On 13 December, ISS published their UK and Ireland Proxy Voting Guidelines and Benchmark Policy Recommendations, which will be effective for meetings taking place on or after 1 February 2023.