The accounting problems at WHSmith’s US business have prompted regulatory scrutiny, leadership change and a renewed focus on financial controls. What does the episode tell boards about risk, oversight and corporate reporting?

Risk management is not the same as crisis management

With governance under pressure from rapid change and rising risk, the CGI Scotland Conference 2025 offers a space for professionals to connect, collaborate and stay ahead. In this comment piece, Gary Gray FCG explores how convening across sectors strengthens resilience and why community is now central to governance excellence.

Governance professionals can support their organisations and boards to navigate escalating geopolitical risks.

Martin Lee CEng, EMEA Lead at Talos, Cisco, spoke at Governance 2022 about cybersecurity and how to manage cyber risk.

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.

What are the key areas of risk upon which boards place the greatest of concern? In our latest Breaking down the Bellwether, we examine which risks are given the most attention in boardrooms.

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74% of governance professionals are concerned about the accuracy of AI-generated content in corporate reporting, according to new research from The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (CGIUKI).