Contents

Understanding value creation

A new report presents insights from business leaders in over 20 countries and explores how value creation is analysed and communicated to investors and stakeholders and the challenges and opportunities businesses face.

Germany adopts new audit and governance rules

Strict new requirements for the corporate governance and audit of listed companies, as well as other public-interest entities, have been adopted in Germany.

Linking ESG to executive pay

Japan’s CG Code revised

CGIUKI Awards

A call for nominations for the 2021 Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland Awards to highlight the very best practices in corporate governance by individual professionals or teams.

Compulsive homogeneity

In the third Report coming out of her research Justine Lutterodt considers how to avoid ‘compulsive homogeneity’ in the boardroom by creating a healthier flow of power.

The broken audit

In the light of the recent UK consultation on restoring trust and the audit market, John Harte argues that the audit process is broken and considers what role boards can play in fixing it.