Corporate governance essentials: Structures, risks & responsibilities

Go beyond the rulebook and explore how corporate governance really shapes accountability, risk, reporting, and decision-making in today’s rapidly changing business environment

Overview

This session explores the foundations and real-world impact of corporate governance, examining how organisations are directed, controlled, and held accountable.

From governance structures and regulatory frameworks to financial reporting, risk, compliance, and emerging ESG pressures, participants will gain practical insight into the governance challenges facing modern businesses.

Through high-profile case studies including Enron and Carillion, the session also asks a critical question: does corporate governance genuinely work in practice, or has it become a box-ticking exercise? Ideal for accountants and finance professionals looking to understand governance beyond theory and recognise its role in everyday decision-making.

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Key freautres:

• Foundations of Corporate Governance

• Governance Structures and Participants

• Regulatory Frameworks & Codes

• Governance and Financial Reporting

• Risk, Compliance & Accountability

• Emerging topics: ESG, DEI rollbacks, and modern compliance pressures

• Case studies: Failures of governance (e.g., Enron, Carillion)

• Governance in Practice for Accountants - Governance touchpoints in everyday accounting

Does Governance actually work?

Jo French

Jo,specialises in developing contemporary bespoke, technical in-house CPD programmes covering a range of AML, compliance and governance issues. She has over 25 years’ experience in delivering credible training to a wide range of financial service businesses both in the Crown Dependencies and internationally, as well as institutions that include the BBA, the ACSP in the Isle of Man, Guernsey Training Agency and the Jersey International Business School where her role also extended to delivering on Buckingham University’s BSc (Hons) in International Financial Services degree as part of their faculty.

The webinar handout material will be available on the webinar platform when you log in to view, 15 minutes before the live webinar start.

If you wish to view or download handout materials, before the day of the webinar, they will also be available through your document library on https://events.accaglobal.com.

Price

Price (excluding VAT) 110 GBP

Location

United Kingdom

Date & time

06 October 2026, 09:30 - 12:30

Enquiries

Email enquiries UKCL@accaglobal.com

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Corporate governance essentials: Structures, risks & responsibilities

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