The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland has today welcomed the publication by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of the UK Stewardship Code 2020 (the Code), believing that the revised version reflects the changing needs of asset owners and public expectations. The governance body believes, however, that the increased focus on reporting to asset owners may have an impact on the quality and quantity of engagement with companies and the emphasis on ESG issues risks provoking more ‘policy statements’ than the ‘outcomes and effectiveness’ focus recommended by the Kingman review. The FRC and its successor will need to monitor asset manager reporting and activity to ensure that this is not the case, the Institute stresses.

On 13 December, ISS published their UK and Ireland Proxy Voting Guidelines and Benchmark Policy Recommendations, which will be effective for meetings taking place on or after 1 February 2023.

On 14 November 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the ‘CBI’) published an information note ‘Sustainable finance and the asset management sector: Disclosures, investment processes & risk management’ (the ‘Note’).

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In a new report out yesterday from The Chartered Governance UK & Ireland and the Centre for Synchronous Leadership (CSL), we explore how decision-making has changed in the past year, get more concrete in exploring the dividend of engaging in mindful practices and highlight specific trends and areas of concern that warrant attention for the year ahead.

A round-up of the key developments from the Charity Commission in our Lessons from Governance 2023 blog series.

Barbara Daisy Nabuweke is the Company Secretary at the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Limited . In this comment article she shares her career pivot from law into governance and why now is the perfect time to pursue a career in the industry.