On 11 July 2017, the International Corporate Governance Network ("ICGN") launched the fourth edition of its Global Governance Principles ("Principles"). The ICGN is an investor-led organisation of governance professionals, which seeks to inspire and promote effective standards of corporate governance to advance efficient markets and economies worldwide.
The Principles set out the responsibilities of investors and boards of directors, respectively, in order to promote dialogue between the two. The fourth edition makes amendments in order to stay in line with the latest regulatory and market developments.
The Principles apply primarily to publicly-listed companies, but are also relevant to non-listed companies which seek to adopt high standards of corporate governance practice.
The Principles can be accessed here:
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