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Policy Alert

26 Asset Management Companies Have Submitted their Declaration of Intent to Comply with the Investment Governance Code

As of January 24, 2018, twenty-six asset management companies have submitted a declaration of intent to comply with the Investment Governance Code (I Code). These companies are of the view that the I code will build investor trust, and that the Asset Management Institute, from which assets of domestic and international investors are managed, will build an environment that is conducive for supporting good corporate governance and a sense of responsibility among the firms listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. (More details click attached file)

CG News Update

United States: Corporate Culture And The Board Of Directors' Strategic Role

Mondaq News Alerts (Feb. 16) columnist Andrew J. Sherman quotes the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission Report on Culture in urging executives and board members to recognize that a strong corporate culture can unify and reinforce the elements of the strategy and business model. At the same time, he warns that a dysfunctional culture will undermine the model and pose a risk to the future success of the enterprise. From the NACD report, he lifted the... (More details click attached file)

How to Get Your Board to Prize Sustainability

Large companies are under increasing pressure from investors to be environmentally responsible, notes GreenBiz (Feb. 13, Sweet). However, not all corporate boards are up to speed on what their company can do to improve in this regard. It falls on sustainability managers to propose initiatives that allow the company to green its operations while providing a positive message around its corporate responsibilities. Rose McKinney-James, a member of MGM Resorts International's board and a clean-energy... (More details click attached file)

The above summary appeared in Directors Daily, a publication of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), nacdonline.org, in the United States. NACD, along with Thai IOD and other leading director organizations, is a member of the Global Network of Director Institutes. Quoted with permission from NACD.

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