Welcome to the ICGN

The ICGN is a global membership organisation of over 500 leaders in corporate governance based in 50 countries with a mission to raise standards of corporate governance worldwide. We invite you to join the ICGN and share your experiences, knowledge and expertise with fellow decision-makers in corporate governance from around the world.

ICGN members are largely institutional investors who collectively represent funds under management of around US$18 trillion. The breadth and expertise of ICGN members from investment, business, the professions and policymaking extends across global capital markets.

 

Consultations Open 

The ICGN Nominating Committee consultation on 2012 Board Nominations is now open. Members can download the below papers on the Members’ Homepage, via secured login:

• Letter from Bill Crist, Chairman of the Nominating Committee
• Attachment 1: information relevant to the composition of the ICGN Board and relevant nominating procedures
• Attachment 2: form to be completed by board candidates identifying the names of 3 supporters
• Attachment 3: form to be completed by each supporter of the board candidate

Please ensure to return your nominations to Kerrie Waring by email kerrie.waring@icgn.org  by Monday 23 March 2012.

 

Education: The ESG Integration Programme - Investor Level 1

When:   21 – 22 March, 2012

Where:  Institute of Chartered Secretaries, 16 Park Crescent, London, W1B 1AH, UK

Join us in our first environmental, social and governance (ESG) training programme tailored  for the investment community. This powerful two-day programme is built for asset owners and asset managers (including pension funds, life insurance firms and sovereign wealth funds), proxy advisors, researchers and analysts worldwide. Registration for the Programme is now open.

Click  here to see the curriculum. To download the Programme flyer, click here.

 

 

2012 ICGN London Conference, United Kingdom, 19- 20 March

The ICGN 2012 Conference will take place in London, United Kingdom, 19- 20 March at the Guildhall. The conference is co-hosted by City of London and NEST Corporation.

An important theme of our London conference is the interim findings on the Kay review into long termism with a focus on alignment and accountability along the investment chain. We will also explore lessons to be drawn from the EC Green Paper on Corporate Governance. Over 250 delegates will bring a global perspective to the debate from some of the largest investment houses and corporations in the world.

Conference chairman: Anthony Hilton, Financial Editor, The Evening Standard and Business columnist The Independent, UK 

Keynote speaker:
Sebastian Valentin Bodu, Romanian MEP, European People's Party, Rapporteur for the Legal Affairs  Committee on the corporate governance green paper

Speakers include:
Peter Butler, Founder Partner & CEO, Governance for Owners, UK
Jean-Nicolas Caprasse, Director - ISS Europe, European Governance Head,ISS, Belgium
Lawrence Churchill, Chair, NEST Corporation, UK
Michelle Edkins, Managing Director, Corporate Governance & Responsible Investment, BlackRock, USA
Baroness Hogg, Chairman, FRC, UK
David Jackson, Chairman of the Hundred Group and Company Secretary of BP, UK
Paul Lee, Director, Hermes Equity Ownership Services Ltd, UK
Sacha Sadan, Director of Corporate Governance, Legal & General Investment Management, UK
Sarah Wilson, Chief Executive, Manifest, UK

Click here to see the latest agenda and for the online registration, click here. 
 

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 2012 ICGN Annual Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 25- 27 June

The 2012 ICGN Annual Conference will take place 25 -27 June in the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the Hotel Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Copacabana. This conference is hosted by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).

For the latest programme, click here. To register for this conference, click here to access the ICGN registration page.