Corporate Governance

Governance is about supervising the management of a company and managing the risk, so that business is done competently, with integrity and with due regard to the interests of all stakeholders. You’ll find here information on boards of directors, company law, directors’ duties, non executive directors and the UK Corporate Governance Code.

15 resources currently available for Corporate governance: Factsheets, Research

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Responsible and sustainable business: HR leading the way

Our new series of five reports explores the unique role that HR can play in transforming organisation culture to embrace the corporate responsibility and sustainability agenda.

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CR for HR Professionals Conference

7 February 2011, London

This new conference will give you invaluable advice on how HR can achieve business goals through a well thought-out CR strategy. Hear how leading organisations have used CR to engage employees and increase productivity.

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Factsheets (14)

Board-level volunteering
November 2011
An introductory guide to volunteering as a charity trustee, school governor or member of the board of a public body such as an NHS trust.
The non-executive director role
November 2011
An introduction to the role of non-executive director, the duties, responsibilities and potential liabilities, the skills needed and what CIPD members can offer.
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Responsible and sustainable business: HR leading the way
February 2012
A series of thought pieces from experts and leaders in the field of corporate responsibility and sustainability which explore the issues around what it means to be a responsible and sustainable business.