Blogs

Recent conversations with members, from Governance North in Manchester to the Black Excellence Awards, highlighted a clear message: we must raise the visibility of governance professionals and celebrate the value they bring

With governance under pressure from rapid change and rising risk, the CGI Scotland Conference 2025 offers a space for professionals to connect, collaborate and stay ahead. In this comment piece, Gary Gray FCG explores how convening across sectors strengthens resilience and why community is now central to governance excellence.

The Charity Commission’s inquiry into the Captain Tom Foundation exposed repeated misconduct and mismanagement by Hannah and Colin Ingram‑Moore. Its report cited failures in conflict management, oversight and intellectual property arrangements, offering stark lessons for boards on independence and transparency.

Peter Ho FCG urges company secretaries to step up as strategic partners in ethical leadership, helping boards move beyond process to build integrity, challenge blind spots, and prepare for complex governance challenges.

I join at a moment of both challenge and opportunity for our profession. That is why our membership survey is so important. It gives us the evidence to shape strategy, measure impact, and decide what we should start, stop or strengthen.

In this comment piece, Harmeen Birk, former AI Strategy Lead at Citi, explores the transformative impact of agentic AI in financial services. With Citi now piloting the technology across 5,000 employees, Birk reflects on how autonomous systems are reshaping operational capacity, governance, and risk frameworks.

As Jerry Greenfield departs after 47 years, Ben & Jerry’s long running tension with its corporate parent Unilever enters a new phase and highlights the complexities of subsidiary governance

In this powerful reflection, Damilare Ojo shares the vision behind the inaugural Black Excellence in Governance Awards UK—a landmark initiative celebrating the achievements of Black professionals whose leadership is reshaping boardrooms across the country

Recent high-profile resignations have reignited debate on workplace relationships and governance. With new UK legal duties on harassment prevention and growing scrutiny of conflicts of interest, now is the time to review policies, disclosure processes and cultural safeguards

Social media offers organisations powerful opportunities for engagement, but also introduces unique risks that require robust governance. This article explores how governance professionals can add value by embedding clear structures, rules, and oversight into digital channels.

In this comment piece, Derek Leatherdale, Senior Geopolitical Risk Adviser at Sibylline, explores how rising geopolitical tensions and fragmented regulatory landscapes are intensifying scrutiny on subsidiary governance

Over the past six years I have had the extraordinary privilege of guiding the Institute as Chief Executive. Now I am stepping down, I can reflect on what a period of profound change it has been.