Press Releases

Shareholders Call for Strengthened Rights in Financial Market Reform 25 Jun 2010
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) calls on the G20 leaders to strengthen shareholder rights as part of market reform in the aftermath of...

Institutional Investors Convene in Toronto for Major Talks on Challenges Facing the Governance of Public Companies 28 May 2010
As Canada gears up for the G20 summit, Toronto also gets ready to host the world’s largest investors at the International Corporate Governance Network’s...

Leading Shareholders Call for Global Guidelines in Setting Non-executive Director Pay 22 Mar 2010
In new calls for strengthened accountability, transparency and alignment in non-executive director pay, the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) is specifically calling for pay...

Will shareholders rise to the ownership challenge? 17 Mar 2010
Leading investors from around the world convene in London this month in response to calls for more shareholder responsibility in financial stability and reform....

Top Leaders on Corporate Governance to Convene at Global Summit in Toronto, Canada 25 Feb 2010
International Corporate Governance Network Annual Conference to be held in Canada for the first time The world’s foremost leaders in corporate governance will gather in...

Shareholders Call for improved corporate governance 19 Nov 2009
The International Corporate Governance Network is today delighted to be launching its revised Global Corporate Governance Principles. These build on the lessons learned by...

Shareholders and Directors Meet to Discuss Ways to Improve US Corporate Governance 11 Nov 2009
The ICGN Press today released a press release 'Shareholders and Directors Meet to Discuss Ways to Improve US Corporate Governance.' 11 November 2009. ICGN 2009...

ICGN Support of the SEC Proposal on US Shareholder Director Nominations 15 Jul 2009
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), today published a preliminary response supporting the proposal from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to enable shareholders...

ICGN appoints new Executive Director 29 Apr 2009
The ICGN has today announced the appointment of Carl Rosén as its new Executive Director, following an international search supported by the ICSA International....

ICGN calls on G20 to focus on corporate governance 30 Mar 2009
Corporate governance failures allowed the financial crisis to develop, and hence corporate governance reform must be part of the solution, is the message to...