Hi Tim & Good Afternoon Community Members, What I'd like to add to the questions raised above, is how are organisations responding now that there is an increased possibility of a second wave being reported in several countries? How has what you've learnt from the initial outbreak and resulting lockdown ...

For most of us, the impact of Covid-19 has been underway since March and so five or so months have now gone by. From the interviews I conducted a couple of months ago it was clear there were many challenges, in particular around implementing working-from-home arrangements, electronic meetings, document ...

Thanks Tim for drawing this matter to my attention. We are in a similar position in the UK with the recently enacted Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 which is also a temporary measure to help companies through these unprecedented times. We are hopeful some elements will be extended more permanently ...

Thanks Suzyo for raising your question. IWG is a committee of the UKRIAT division's Company Secretaries Forum, a group of senior and very experienced company secretaries based in the UK and working, in the main, for publicly-quoted companies on the London Stock Exchange but who may also be quoted on ...

Mark It was reported yesterday that the Australian Government is considering extending what is called the 'regulatory shield' to continue to assist boards and companies work their way through the impact of Covid-19. I do not know what relief there was in the UK but whilst there were many reliefs, there ...

Mark Welcome to the eCommunity, both yourself and the International Working Group (IWG). It is a great idea to tap into the eCommunity's network of governance practitioners from around the world. Whilst most participants are members of The Chartered Governance Institute, many are not and I am sure ...

The situation continues to improve but not fast enough. This chart taken from the report shows the success The Hampton-Alexander Review, and other pressure groups in the UK, have had on improving representation on UK boards vs. the US. Though the greatest improvements occurred in France with ...

Hi Neil Im absolutely intrigued by the data which you provide in this report which bears testimony to the das truth that women continue to be underrepresented in the leadership of organizations in various sectors of the global economy. This is a subject very dear to my heart having recently started a ...

Thanks for the update Mark. Id be interested to know the composition of the IWG which would give us assurance that all it is diverse and representative. It should ensure that there perspectives from those of us in Emerging markets are incorporated and not just those of practitioners in the developing ...

Thanks Wilfred for your response. Virtual meetings have been a hot topic for the UK over the past few months and the UK Government has just fast tracked into law the new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 which addresses this as well as wider matters to help companies navigate through this ...