Read the Not for Profit in the Irish Agenda on the appointment of a charity regulator in Q1 2014.

Provisions strengthening the powers of Ireland’s corporate watchdog, the Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA), contained in the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (2024 Act), came into operation on 3 December 2024.

The second day of our annual conference looked to the future: how organisations are going to change in response to burgeoning technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI); the impact of shifting work attitudes; and further strengthening the obligations organisations have to people and the planet.

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance. It refers to the way in which an organisation manages its impacts on, risks related to, and opportunities arising from, environmental, social and governance issues.

On 11 May 2023 the latest compromise text of the AI Act was voted on by the leading parliamentary committees of the European Parliament.

Please note that the programme is subject to change.

In May 2019, as part of a partnership with Diligent Corporation, looking at the challenges facing the 21st century board and the company secretary’s role in supporting and guiding chairs and boards to meet these challenges, The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland convened a roundtable to discuss the issues of board composition and diversity from a range of perspectives. What is the size and scale of the challenge that companies face in building a balanced board?

This guidance note provides a number of sample board observation sheets that charity boards may wish to adapt as part of their board evaluation process.

This guidance note is aimed at trustees/directors/governors of 16–19 academy trusts and can be adapted for any size of academy to reflect good practice for each organisation’s needs.