Peter Swabey assesses the governance failures which led to BHS's collapse.

The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (the Institute) has welcomed publication today of the UK Stewardship Code 2026 by the Financial Reporting Council, noting that several of its key recommendations have been reflected in the final text.

The ESG Summit brought together experts from across industry to explore recent developments in the fast-moving ESG landscape. Here are some key takeaways.

In this blog we sit down with Onyeka Nweze, CGIUKI member and contestant on the latest series of BBC's The Apprentice to talk about the show and being a company secretary.

Prince Harry, co-founder of Sentebale, was drawn into a public governance dispute at the charity earlier this year. The Charity Commission has now concluded its investigation, finding mismanagement but issuing no formal sanctions. The case highlights the importance of clear governance structures and professional oversight in safeguarding a charity’s mission and reputation.

Meet Rory Herbert as he tells us what its like to work as a Company Secretarial Assistant at The Go-Ahead Group

The introductory qualification that covers the principles of good governance across many different sectors.

In all businesses, employees are a key group of stakeholders. Share schemes have long been used to incentivise and reward staff performance and to align their interests with those of the company. As recognition of the need for fairness between investors and other stakeholders increases, and against a backdrop of continuing controversy over some companies’ executive remuneration practices, this event explored the pros and cons, risks and benefits of employee share ownership and how the share schemes landscape may evolve from here.

The Chartered Governance Institute, UK & Ireland, has responded to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) consultation on the review of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code) to urge it to protect the huge benefits of the strong governance environment in the UK, balancing the desire to improve the Code against the proportionality of any additional reporting.