CGF ARTICLES, OPINIONS & EDITORIALS
February 20,
2015 3972 3972 
Since the collapse of giant corporations such as Enron, Parmalat and Worldcom in the last ten years or so, including the subsequent Sarbanes-Oxley legislation in the USA (designed specifically to improve financial reporting), a legacy of Corporate Governance has been left where many companies have created a ‘tick-box’ approach to Corporate Governance, more especially toward legal compliance.
February 20,
2015 3949 3949
It is a fact that since the collapse of so many iconic organisations across the world, the subject of corporate governance has intensified and gripped the minds of many boards of directors.
February 20,
2015 3828 3828
In recent years, South Africa has been a country characterised as one which has had the incredible ability to change; and somehow our country and her people have been able to embrace some of the most difficult changes in very trying circumstances.
February 20,
2015 4131 4131
Today we have more rules, codes, standards, processes and governance than ever before, yet these are not in themselves sufficient to ensure that the actual behaviour of individuals and teams is what we want it to be.
February 20,
2015 3801 3801
There’s been much debate amongst the critics regarding the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes of Good Practice (the codes), and whether or not they have become overly draconian in nature.
February 20,
2015 3794 3794
Good morning ladies and gentlemen (Abridged Version)
Indeed, it is a great pleasure hosting you at this special breakfast.
February 20,
2015 3689 3689
Biodiversity is an issue of global importance; it lies at the core of sustaining all forms of life known to mankind.
February 20,
2015 3795 3795
So often overlooked by even the largest organisation, the concept of Corporate Governance is one of the most crucial facets in a truly successful, sustainable company.
February 20,
2015 4078 4078
So much has been written about corporate governance across the world in recent years; it’s a topic that is guaranteed to be raised by informants and critics when organisations or governments get things horribly wrong.
February 20,
2015 3544 3544
It was only two decades ago that South Africa was truly in a deep social and economic crisis; the CODESA II (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) political negotiations had broken down and tensions between the then Nationalist government and the ANC (African National Congress) were at a breaking point.