Policy

ICGN develops global standards (the ICGN Principles), undertakes leading policy research, as well as advocacy activities, to inspire effective corporate governance and investor stewardship practices worldwide. Our policy work is produced by our Secretariat, together with our member-led Policy Committees.

Global principles

Latest output

ICGN Response to Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) Council of Experts on Japan's Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance Code

Tokyo metropolitan government office in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Meeting with Prime Minister Kishida on Corporate Governance Reform

Roundtable meeting with Prime Minister Kishida of Japan, including ICGN CEO Kerrie Waring

Proposed Revisions to the ICGN Global Stewardship Principles

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ICGN Response to Harriett Baldwin, MP, on the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Listing Regime

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ICGN Response to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) on English disclosures in the Prime Market

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ICGN Response to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on listing rules reform

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ICGN Governance Recommendations for the United States

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ICGN Investor Viewpoint - Artificial Intelligence: An engagement guide

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ICGN Statement on High Standards of Corporate Governance and Investor Protections as Pre-requisites for UK Capital Market Competitiveness and Growth

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ICGN Response to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on the corporate governance of financial institutions

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ICGN Response to the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) on the International Standard on Sustainability Assurance

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Reflecting climate-related matters in financial statements Viewpoint

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Our global principles

Our Global Principles, written from an investor perspective, serve as an international source of best practice. They are widely used by investors when implementing stewardship strategies and policies, and in their company assessments and voting decisions, and by regulators when developing corporate governance and stewardship standards.

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Policy activities

As part of our policy activities, we publish thought-leadership pieces that provide an investor viewpoint on emerging issues and are intended to generate debate. We also respond to public consultation and engage pro-actively with policy-makers and standard-setters. Our policy work is produced by our Secretariat, together with our member-led Policy Committees.

Publications

ICGN publishes thought-leadership pieces on governance, stewardship, and sustainability topics.  Our publications provide an investor viewpoint on emerging issues and are intended to generate debate. They are produced by our Secretariat, together with our member-led Policy Committees and working groups.

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Responses to consultations

We respond to public consultations, sharing our members’ perspectives on key developments, and engage pro-actively with regulators through our statements and letters.  

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Advocacy

ICGN engages with regulators, standard-setters and policy-makers globally. Our objectives are to protect investor rights, and promote high quality corporate governance.

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Committees

Our Policy Committees provide an opportunity for our members to shape our policy work through their expert input, contributing to our mission to advance the highest standards of corporate governance and investor stewardship worldwide.

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Policy newsletter

The ICGN policy newsletter provides monitoring of key regulatory announcements related to corporate governance and investor stewardship globally. Exclusively crafted for our members, this bi-weekly publication is designed to keep you abreast of global developments.

To access our policy newsletter please log in to the member portal.

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