Formula One’s 2026 Concorde Agreement has quietly reshaped the sport’s power structures by separating commercial terms from governance for the first time. The move reflects growing pressure on the FIA and F1 to demonstrate transparency, accountability and faster decision‑making.

Tom Llewelyn is Company Secretary and Head of Governance at The Cambridge Building Society. He recently completed The Chartered Governance Institute’s Qualifying Programme and in this comment piece, he shares his journey into the world of governance and why completing the QP was transformative for his career.

The government’s recent announcement that it will build more data centres highlights the demand for technological infrastructure. As data centres expand, the discussion around their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) implications grows.

The UK is changing its listing rules to attract high-growth companies. These reforms aim to make the market more appealing while ensuring investor protection.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) recently reviewed the first mandatory Climate-related Financial Disclosures (CFD) prepared by AIM-listed and large private companies.

Derek Leatherdale, Senior Geopolitical Risk Adviser at Sibylline, discusses how escalating global geopolitical volatility has become a persistent, systemic risk for organisations, arguing that boards and governance teams must adopt a more structured, ongoing approach to assessing impacts and strengthening oversight to protect resilience and value.

Nigel Kippax is a charity sector advisor and an associate with Charity Finance Group. In this comment piece, he discusses how the charity sector’s long standing financial challenges are less about a lack of money and more about unchallenged assumptions, growth mindsets, and outdated funding models that may be limiting real social impact.

Eleanor Gray is the Director of Inquiry for NHS England. In this comment blog she explores how public inquiries examine whether organisations can clearly evidence their decision-making, risk management, and culture under scrutiny, and why consistent, transparent processes are critical to demonstrating accountability.