Whistleblower reforms now a reality
By Andrew Tobin, Partner and Michelle Eastwell, Partner Key issues:
- The new Federal whistleblower regime has taken effect as of today, 1 July 2019.
- The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019 (Cth) (Act) marks a major change in how Australian businesses are to deal with whistleblowing.
- It is important that companies, who are yet to do so, get on the front foot to address these changes. A failure to implement proper policies and procedures that are adapted for your business could have serious consequences down the line.
People Risk: The Board Governance Series – Article 3
By: Ian Doyle, Specialist Advisor – People Risk & Melissa Grundy, Senior Advisor Effective Governance, part of the HopgoodGanim Advisory Group
Why a standard culture change program or engagement surveys are not the answer to mitigating People Risk.
Over recent months, APRA has ordered some of Australia’s largest banks, superannuation funds and insurers to conduct culture reviews.[1] This should provide a strong signal to all boards of the need to more closely examine an area that may not have received sufficient attention in the past.People Risk: The Board Governance Series – Article 2
By: Ian Doyle, Specialist Advisor – People Risk & Melissa Grundy, Senior Advisor Effective Governance, part of the HopgoodGanim Advisory Group
Yes, Boards are accountable for corporate culture
Boards are being forced to focus on the link between corporate culture and corporate scandals. The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (Hayne Royal Commission) has laid the failures it has identified at the feet of poor corporate culture. Inevitably this has led to a debate about where accountability for these failed organisational cultures lies.People Risk: The Board Governance Series – Article 1
By: Ian Doyle, Specialist Advisor – People Risk & Melissa Grundy, Senior Advisor Effective Governance, part of the HopgoodGanim Advisory Group
Why do boards get blindsided by corporate scandals? The answer may be corporate culture and People Risk…
The role of the board has not been subjected to as much discussion and scrutiny over the past 10 years as it has in 2018. Between the corporate and prudential regulators, ASX, proxy advisors, investor representative bodies and the media there have never been more eyes critically examining the operation of boards.Better Boards Conference 2018: Customer-centric Governance — Driving Social Impact, 9 – 12 August, Adelaide Convention Centre
The Better Boards Conference is the premier governance and leadership conference for leaders of Australasia’s not-for-profit organisations. The 2018 conference theme, Customer-centric Governance — Driving Social Impact is focused on ensuring that directors, chief executive officers and executives have a variety of professional development opportunities including to:
Our Latest Publication: Reviewing Your Board – A Guide to Board and Director Evaluation
Performance evaluation has become an important issue for boards, directors and the organisations they lead, and board evaluations are now commonplace for many boards. This is due to regulatory requirements for some boards as well as leading practice guidance, which recognise that there are performance benefits to organisations when their board is willing to engage in an open and honest appraisal of its own performance. However, where these evaluations are merely a routine or ‘tick-the-box’ exercise, the board will fail to address any performance issues faced by the board and individual directors such as dysfunctional boardroom dynamics.
The year in review — A look at Australian corporate governance in 2017 and what’s ahead in 2018
Each year brings with it new corporate governance challenges and opportunities for Australian organisations, and 2017 was no exception. For 2017, the focus on corporate governance has been driven by high profile regulatory actions against leading companies, corporate scandals, shareholder class actions and increased scrutiny of executive remuneration.
Effective Governance featured in Insights Success magazine
We are pleased to announce that we are featured among ‘The 10 Most Valuable Consultant Companies’ in Insights Success magazine in the March-April 2017 edition. To read the article in Insights Success, click here.
Better Boards Conference 2017, Adaptive Directorship: Governing for the unpredictable, Brisbane, 28-30 July
The Better Boards Conference is the premier governance and leadership conference for leaders of Australasia’s non-profit organisations. The 2017 conference will be held in Brisbane from July 28 to 30 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
How Can Charities and Non-Profits Demonstrate Governance and Accountability?
In a recent article by Andrew Heaton for Nonprofit.news, James Beck discusses what he would expect to see on an NFP website to demonstrate governance and accountability to it's stakeholders. Click here to read the full article.
