Overview

This tutorial describes the roles and responsibilities of company boards of directors in promoting effective corporate governance. It looks at director remuneration and institutional investor engagement. We highlight examples of corporate governance failures. CSR involves business’s contribution to sustainable economic development. This tutorial covers the fundamentals of corporate social responsibility in the banking industry.

Objective

On completion of this tutorial, you will be able to:
- Explain the importance of good corporate governance
- Outline the key issues in corporate governance
- Define corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- List some of the business case factors behind the adoption of CSR
- Outline the elements of the GRI reporting guidelines
- Explain how CSR affects the banking industry in particular

Content

Module 1: Corporate Governance - An Introduction
Topic 1: Overview of Corporate Governance
Topic 2: Key Issues in Corporate Governance

Module 2: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - An Introduction
Topic 1: Overview of CSR
Topic 2: Building a Business Case for CSR
Topic 3: Sustainability Reporting
Topic 4: CSR and the Banking Industry