The excitement is mounting as we draw nearer to announcing the winners of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland’s Awards for 2021. The shortlists are now available.

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Neill McWilliams, Governance Programmes Director Leader at KCB Global, reflects on forty years of supporting governance professionals and outlines how a new partnership with Belstar Training Services will expand access to high‑quality governance education in Mauritius.

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) saw two recent Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiatives recognised when BBC Breakfast presenter and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Dan Walker handed the IoH the award for ‘Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year’ at The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland’s 2021 Awards at the London Park Lane Hilton Hotel last night. The Awards recognise those individuals, teams, projects and initiatives that demonstrate exemplary governance and help organisations to better serve their stakeholders and society in the process.

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The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland (CGIUKI) has launched a Code of Practice, which will be underpinned by an accreditation framework, to support effective board performance reviews.

Delivered by the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland, the Sports Governance Academy has received further long-term investment of £1.8m to run from December 2022 – December 2027.

According to a poll out today from The Chartered Governance Institute and governance recruitment specialist The Core Partnership, 52% of respondents will continue to work remotely for the next few months. 19% will go back to the office on a part-time basis, 19% will go back full time and an additional 10% specified another option.

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