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This page provides links to corporate governance policies across a range of countries, offering an insight into different approaches around the world. We do not aim to be comprehensive and contain every policy from every country but instead aim to capture the main ones.
International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN):
ICGN Global Governance Principles
2017
ICGN Global Stewardship Principles
2016
FCLT:
Interactive Portal to Global Stewardship Codes by Country and by Theme
UNPRI:
An Introduction to Responsible Investment
April 2006
The Financial Services Council (FSC):
Standard 23: Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship
July 2017
Österreichische Arbeitskreis für Corporate Governance - Austrian Working Group for Corporate Governance:
Österreichischen Corporate Governance Kodex - Austrian Corporate Governance Code
January 2018
Commissie Corporate Governance:
Proposed Revisions to the Belgian Code on Corporate Governance
December 2017
Belgian Code on Corporate Governance ("Code 2020")
Compulsory as of January 2020
Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa (IBGC) Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance GT Interagentes (Interagentes Working Group):
The Code of Best Practices in Corporate Governance (IBGC Code)
November 2016
Associação de Investidores no Mercado de Capitals (Amec):
Código Amec de Princípios e Deveres dos Investidores Institucionais Stewardship (Amec Stewardship Code)
Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG):
2010 Principles for Governance Monitoring, Voting and Shareholder Engagement
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress:
Company Law of the People’s Republic of China
October 2018
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress:
Securities Law of the People’s Republic of China
August 2014
Komitéen for god Selskabsledelse (Committee on Corporate Governance):
Recommendations for Corporate Governance
November 2017
Council of the European Union:
Revised Shareholder Rights Directive
March 2017
Shareholder Rights Directive 2007/36/EC
July 2017
Securities Market Association:
Finnish Corporate Governance Code 2015
January 2016
Haut Comité de Gouvernement d'Entreprise (HCGE) - High Committee for Corporate Governance:
Le Code AFEP-MEDEF
November 2016
Regierungskommission Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex:
Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex (German Corporate Governance Code)
February 2017
证券及期货事务监察委员会(证监会) The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC):
Principles of Responsible Ownership
March 2016
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI):
Kotak Committee Recommendations for a new Corporate Governance Framework
April 2018
Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI):
Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors
July 2017
Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
Guidelines on Corporate Governance
June 2012
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV):
Good Governance Code of Listed Companies
February 2015
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