ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute has today announced the full line-up of speakers for its 2020 Governance Guernsey conference, which is taking place on 21 October, one of the few live conferences taking place in the British Isles, thanks to strong management of COVID by Guernsey’s government.

The three dimensions of sustainable development, the economy, society, and the environment, are indivisible and integrated, and are critical to the future of society and our planet.

2020 - not a year that anyone wants to repeat, but it has been a useful learning exercise for organisations, sectors and governments across the globe.

In this article we discuss COP26, climate change and the actions and commitments we have made.

Slavery can affect any business, and companies have responsibility for ensuring their supply chains are not tainted by slavery.

This paper frames greenwashing as a governance issue and provides the necessary framework for governance professionals to build ‘greenwash-proof’ organisations.

As COP27 enters its second week, the conference continues with more discussion on decarbonisation, further negotiation on loss and damage funding, the decrease of methane emissions and on the voices of women.

The story of how ineffective governance has hampered COP’s ambition – and what needs to be changed next time.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published its recommendations, which aim to provide companies and financial institutions with a risk management and disclosure framework for nature-related issues.