Our Purpose and Principles

We are a global, investor‑led community and our members manage over $100 trillion USD on behalf of their clients and beneficiaries. 

We aim to strengthen markets and create long‑term value through effective corporate governance policy and practice.

We focus our networking, education and policy advocacy on material governance issues, in line with our members’ fiduciary responsibilities.

Our Purpose

At ICGN, we believe G is key. Governance is about how companies are run, and how long-term sustainable economic returns are generated. It’s also how we can solve some of the newer and urgent issues that the corporate world needs to grapple with.

What we do for our members

ICGN delivers its mission through three areas networking, policy and education.

Networking

  • Bring members together to share insight and learn from each other
  • Foster trusted spaces for open dialogue and collaboration
  • Connect governance and stewardship experts across regions and sectors

Shared insight → better decisions → stronger outcomes.

Explore our events

Policy

  • Engage directly with regulators, policymakers, and standard setters
  • Bring investor perspectives into major governance and stewardship debates
  • Provide expert, practical insight backed by real‑world investor experience

Trusted frameworks→ stronger markets → long‑term value creation

Explore our Policy Library

Education

  • Provide high‑quality learning designed by practitioners
  • Strengthen the capabilities of investors, boards, and governance professionals
  • Share the knowledge of a network of global experts

Better knowledge → better governance → better outcomes.

Explore our Learning hub

Our aims:

  • Strong and effective boards
    • Promoting board structures, skills, and practices that enable sound oversight and strategic leadership.
  • Robust shareholder rights
    • Protecting ownership rights as a foundation of market integrity and accountability.
  • Reliable reporting
    • Building trust and investor confidence through transparent disclosure of material information
  • Best practices in investor stewardship
    • Encouraging high standards and continuous improvement in our role as active owners.

Autumn Conference 2026

4–5 November 2026
Toronto

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Canada

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.