Category: ICGN updates

ICGN 2025 Awards

We’re proud to announce the winners of the ICGN Awards 2025, celebrating excellence in stewardship and corporate governance across the global investment community. These awards highlight organisations, teams, and individuals who exemplify the principles of corporate governance and stewardship.

ICGN Announces New Board Governors at 2025 AGM

The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has announced the election of three new members to its Board of Governors and confirmed Michael Herskovich, Global Head of Stewardship at BNP Paribas Asset Management, as the new Chair, succeeding Christine Chow.

Investor Auditor Dialogues: The Future of Audit (ICGN Roundtable Readout)

Financial Statement Audit, as well as broader assurance, is a critical piece of the governance puzzle and a fundamental input into the data that drives the investment process.

In the first in our new series of roundtable discussions, ICGN brought together representatives from five audit firms and eleven investment organizations to discuss the hot topics of the moment related to the future of financial audits.

ICGN thanks outgoing Japan Advisor

As Amane Fujimoto steps down from the role of Japan Advisor as of 31 March 2025, the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) would like to acknowledge our appreciation of his work and thank him for his contribution to the organisation and to corporate governance, over many years.

ICGN 30th Anniversary Conference – Asia: CEO’s Opening Remarks

Good morning everyone, welcome to the ICGN 30th Anniversary Conference Asia, here in wonderful Tokyo. We are thrilled to have you all with us.

I would like to start with a very special thanks to our hosts, the Tokyo Stock Exchange and to our premier partner KPMG. Without the support of our hosts, partners and all our generous sponsors, we would not be able to make events like this happen, so please join me in thanking them all.

ICGN 30th Anniversary Conference – Asia: CEO’s Opening Remarks

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ICGN 30th Anniversary Conference – Asia: CEO’s Opening Remarks

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.