Recent year have witnessed an exponential growth in corporate governance, with police standarization and reform being orcestrated at a global level. Similarlt, institutional investors, accountants, auditors, and the general public are increasingly aware of continuing need to promote these issues. This new edition of Corporate Governace and Accountability is comprehensively updated and incorportes new codes of practice, police documents and academic r search, including:
• Discussion of corporate governance weaknesses which contributed to the ongoing global financial crisis, focusing on executive remuneration structures, boardroom ethics, and risk management practices.
• New material on not for profit sector governance.
• Summaries of the latest develompment in european corporate governance and new codes of practice around the world.
• Updated literature in the mainstream area of corporate governance, relating to board performance, board of directors, and investment institutions.
• Updated research on sustainability reporting and assurance, the role of pension fund trustees in climate change, and investigations into the roots of social an environmental reporting.