How to be a great company director. What will you learn by taking the Diploma in Corporate Governance? David Duffy, the CEO of the Corporate Governance Institute, discusses the course objectives, the first of which is how to be a …
The role of the non-executive director has changed significantly over the past ten years. Successful non-executive directors need to be strong independent voices in the boardroom and fearlessly challenge any governance breaches. Research by the Association of British Insurers’ found …
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If you sit on the board of a company you will probably have heard of the term, but what is ESG and why does it matter? Environmental and social governance (ESG) is a set of standards for how a company …
If you were to ask for a case study on boardroom fraud and how a company’s directors failed their business, staff, and customers, you don’t have to look too far. One of the most recent high-profile cases involves the much-loved …
Every once in a while it is important to go back to basics and remind ourselves as to What is Corporate Governance? Here are the 10 primary aspects that define corporate governance, with particular attention to the UK and Ireland. …
Twitter enables immediate communication. Anyone with a Twitter account can speak to the world. One of the consequences of this is that boardroom directors can speak directly to customers, staff, other boardroom directors and, indeed, any and all stakeholders. Is …
We are frequently asked at the Corporate Governance Institute about what is the optimum boardroom size – how many directors should be sitting around the table? I think I can safely say that there is no universal agreement on the …
How to be an Effective Boardroom Director is getting increasingly difficult. Boards and directors continue to be under intense scrutiny – from shareholders and employees, investors and media as well as other stakeholders including politicians. Unfortunately, while an organization may …
Navigating the global events of 2020 has been very challenging for organisations world wide. Boards are finding themselves in uncharted waters and it is a scary place. This article discussed Chairing a Board Meeting in Virtual Times. Financial stability, health …
