Should companies speak out about difficult social, political or environmental topics? If so, when? What does it mean for a company to ‘take a stand’?

There are many routes into and paths through a governance career.

CGIUKI branches are places for members, students and non-members interested in governance to meet, learn and feel part of a governance community.

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Peter Ho FCG urges company secretaries to step up as strategic partners in ethical leadership, helping boards move beyond process to build integrity, challenge blind spots, and prepare for complex governance challenges.

Section 172, an elevator to better best practice' looked at how for some companies it’s a tick-boxing exercise.

Boards that act now in framing their ESG issues will be ahead of the curve in terms of the effective delivery of new products and services in established and new formats and ongoing sustainability.

2020 will be discussed and referred to for many years to come, characterised by a numerous and complex set of pressures and demands from various stakeholders.

Improved ESG (Environmental, social and corporate governance) has been seen as a positive response to the crisis and as a means by which we can drive change in businesses for good.