Governance of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland is managed by the CGIUKI Board and its sub-committees.

The revised edition of the Charity Handbook includes a wide range of relevant updates and draws on the broad expertise of a leading team of charity specialists.

Much has been written about the importance of health and safety within the workplace, however, the definition of health and safety has evolved in recent years.

The Sports Governance Academy (SGA) has launched a new Board Development Fund focused on providing free development training to boost UK sporting organisations’ governance capabilities. Applications are now open, with the window closing on 4 August.

In this podcast Patrick Skinner, General Manager for UK and Europe at Atticus, discusses the importance of the verification process in ensuring that statements included in regulated documents such as annual reports aren’t misleading. Patrick highlights relevant regulatory considerations and discusses the risk of shareholder activism and reputational damage associated with making misleading statements. He also considers verification in the context of greenwashing risk and TCFD disclosure. He argues that automating verification can help combat the risk of human error in what can sometimes be a repetitive and tedious process.

In this podcast, James Beasley, Senior Director at Nasdaq Governance Solutions, discusses the concept of individual accountability, which was first developed in the financial services sector. James explains that to apply the concept an organisation will undergo a process of defining and communicating its senior individuals’ accountabilities. James considers whether the lessons learned in financial services from applying this regime could be extended to other sectors, arguing that outcomes such as a sense of responsibility coupled with a strong degree of clarity could be universally beneficial. James suggests practical steps that company secretaries or governance professionals and their boards can take to implement individual accountability at their organisation.

Meet Owen Balmont ACG as he tells us what its like to work as a Company Secretarial Assistant at Saga plc

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In this guide, we delve into the ESG factors that truly matter and explore their implications for governance professionals.