Corporate Governance

Publication Date	October 2002
Publisher	Thorogood Publishing
Product Type	Book
Pages	147
ISBN Number	9781854183545
Product Code	TGD00017

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Summary

This briefing is a clear, accessible and jargon-free analysis of the practical application of Corporate Governance. With short case studies to illustrate legal requirements, the author guides the reader through all aspects of the Corporate Governance programme, concentrating specifically on its use by organisations who are not required to adopt it, such as listed PLCs.

Expert advice on:

Conforming to the demands of the law Controlling business risks Structuring the delegation of authority Developing social responsibility programmes Adopting codes of ethics

Content

Introduction
- Corporate scandals
- Putting morality into capitalism - 'corporate governance'
- across the Atlantic
- Social responsibility
Cadbury, Greenbury and Hampel
- A. The Cadbury Code of best practice
- B. The Greenbury committee report
- C. The Hampel Committee
Higgs, Smith and The
'Participants' Roles
- A. The Higgs and Smith Committees
- B. The participants' roles
- Evaluation
Turnbull and Risk
- The recommendations
- Risk management
- Disaster recovery in action
- Preparation
- Safety and the Board
- An increasing legal obligation
The Combined Code
- Combined Code of Corporate Governance
- The detailed requirements
- Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
- The EU Good Governance Code
- International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
Reporting Our Responsibilities
- A. The operating and ?nancial (or 'business') review
- Publication
- Complexity of reporting
- B. Human Capital Management
- C. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Using society's resources
- Employee appeal
- Adverse publicity
- The sexual revolution
- Stakeholders
- The pertinent questions
The Employee Interface
- Legal requirements
- Employees' ?nancial involvement
- Works Councils
- Information/Consultation Forums
- The administration
- Elected representatives
- Reporting ?nancial results
- Employee reports
- The future
Ethics, Fraud and Whistleblowing
- A. Codes of Ethics
- B. Fraud
- C. Whistleblowing
- Course of action
- Legal actions
Appendices
- 1 Directors' familiarisation
- Legal obligations
- Finance
- Board work
- Morality
- Accountability
- Employees
  - 2 Draft rules and constitution for a Pre-existing agreement
  - for an Information and Consultation Forum (ICF)
- A. Background
- B. Constitution
  - 3 Draft non-executive directors combined contract for service
  - 4 A gift policy
  - 5 Corporate Social Responsibility/Risk Management checklist
- A. Items the Annual Report could address
- B. Additional questions for investment trusts
- C. Further reference
  - 6 Directors assessment
  - 7 Security policy