The Chartered Governance Institute today launches its new interview webcast series, an initiative geared towards examining global governance issues through the eyes of leading practitioners, academics and commentators across a range of countries. Short and sharp, these 1-to-1 interviews will bring to ...

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 ...

Shareholders meeting and impact of the digital world Due to the lock down effected to contain the spread of covid19, a number of companies are now holding virtual annual general meetings in Zimbabwe. Recently, a public listed company on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange called Padenga held its first virtual ...

Good day All, My thought would be whether supervisory boards properly protect investors' interest during the period of Covid-19 or it is more on observing than taking a more proactive role i.e taking action, despite companies ambitiously putting up their corporate Mission and Vision Statements. ...

Good day Emily, It is indeed a forward initiatives on the experiences encountered from the very height of Covid-19 until Now and how respective companies deal with this truly unprecedented period. What happened in the first few days when 'lockdown' was imposed? When the time, the Government ...

Stephen I think your comment comes at an important juncture for the world's economy. For obvious reasons the economy of most countries is under severe stress. For-profit companies can play a significant role in energising their country's economies by keeping both purpose and profit in view. I made ...