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Nov 11, 2020
Disclosure and Transparency During COVID-19 – Increasing Resilience and Building Trust During and After the Pandemic
This tip sheet provides guidance for both listed and privately-owned companies on how to disclose what they are doing to manage the economic, environmental, and social impacts of the pandemic, using IFC’s Disclosure and Transparency Framework, which is focused on strategy, governance, and performance. This framework promotes the issuance of standardized corporate reports and data – and provides investors and key stakeholders with the information they need to assess company resiliency, preparedness, and continued management of material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues both during and after the crisis. It can also provide guidance for stock exchanges and regulators who are adapting their disclosure and transparency framework during COVID-19.
Apr 7, 2020
Tip Sheet for Company Leadership on Crisis Response: Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic
The publication provides company leadership tips on crisis response, from each level of a corporate structure, to ensure the best practices are adopted for short and long-term business implications.
Apr 7, 2020
Portrait of Bangladesh’s Independent Directors (March 2020)
The report is part of IFC’s efforts to recognize the skills, qualifications, and time commitment made by independent directors in Bangladesh.
Dec 3, 2019
Implementing Corporate Governance Practices - A Resource Guide for Microfinance Institutions in Myanmar
This Resource Guide for Microfinance Institutions in Myanmar is part of IFC’s efforts to support the development of a sustainable microfinance sector in Myanmar. This initiative is aligned with IFC’s Financial Institutions Group’s Global Microfinance and Digital Financial Services’ efforts to improve corporate governance for financial inclusion in the region and globally with Myanmar as a pilot country, and IFC’s Corporate Governance program in Myanmar which promotes the adoption of better governance practices in the private sector. The experience and knowledge gained through this initiative will serve to support improvements in corporate governance among microfinance institutions (MFIs) in a variety of contexts.
Nov 30, 2019
Fact Sheet: Women on Boards and in Business Leadership, November 30, 2019
IFC is promoting the business case for increased board gender diversity and helping grow the pipeline of female talent to reach senior management positions. IFC is contributing to this effort by building capacity, raising awareness, and adding to the knowledge base on the value of gender-diverse boards and business leadership in emerging and frontier markets; part of its environment, social and governance work.
Nov 26, 2019
Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Myanmar
The report, Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer-Supported Childcare in Myanmar, was produced by IFC’s Gender Business Group. It contains the findings of the Tackling Childcare Study which found that when companies support their employees to balance their childcare responsibilities with their work obligations, there are many benefits. The findings are intended to provide recommendations for Myanmar businesses on how to better support the needs of working parents and to realize the business benefits of employer-supported childcare.
Oct 25, 2019
Partnering for Impact, IFC and CRMS Indonesia
With IFC’s support, Indonesia’s Center for Risk Management Studies (CRMS) has broadened delivery of its CG training programs to other countries in East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe. Going forward, CRMS Indonesia will continue to build its capacity on ESG issues as it broadens its core services into governance, compliance, and sustainability.
Oct 4, 2019
SME Governance Guidebook
This Guidebook specifically addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by SMEs at the various stages of their lifecycles, offering tailored corporate governance recommendations. The Guidebook includes the Action Planning Tool to help SME owners, investors, and managers take a pragmatic approach to governance, as a means of strengthening their businesses over the long term.
Jul 30, 2019
Women on Board in Egypt - How Gender-Diverse Boards Bring Value to Egyptian Companies
A research study on the relationship between gender diversity on corporate boards and a company’s financial performance in Egypt. The study examines the barriers to female participation on boards, highlights opportunities to increase the number of women in boardrooms and proposes recommendations on how to achieve greater gender equality in the boardroom, build a pipeline of female business leaders, and promote gender-equality practices in the Egyptian labor market.
Jul 30, 2019
Women on Board in Lebanon - How Gender-Diverse Boards Bring Value to Lebanese Companies
The study examines the current status of gender diversity, the barriers to female participation on boards and obstacles preventing optimal performance once in these positions in the corporate world. It highlights opportunities to increase the number of women in Lebanese boardrooms and proposes recommendations on how to achieve greater gender equality in the boardroom.
Jul 29, 2019
The Business Case for Workplace Responses to Domestic and Sexual Violence in Fiji
This study, which identifies the impacts of domestic and sexual violence on Fijian employees and employers, has been conducted to inform the development of tailored solutions for the business community in Fiji.
Jul 23, 2019
Trailblazers - Portraits of Female Business Leadership in Emerging and Frontier Markets
The publication features the inspirational personal stories of 20 female business leaders and their advice to other female professionals aspiring to top positions, and highlights the positive impact of their leadership on private sector development in emerging and frontier markets. It also provides key gender facts and data on the status of women on boards and in business leadership around the world.
Jun 28, 2019
Fact Sheet: Corporate Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean, June 2019
An overview of the Corporate Governance program in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Jun 28, 2019
Fact Sheet: Gobierno Corporativo en América Latina y el Caribe, Junio 2019
El programa de gobierno corporativo en América Latina y el Caribe apoya a compañías de todo tamaño y estructura, ayudándoles a mejorar su desempeño, acceso financiero y a fortalecer la sostenibilidad aplicando un mejor gobierno corporativo por medio de un enfoque de asesoría integral.
Jun 27, 2019
Women on Boards in Nigeria
The report seeks to answer questions about low level of female representation on Nigerian boards, initiatives that can improve it and how these initiatives can be implemented.
Jun 20, 2019
Gestión del Gobierno Corporativo - Experiencia de la Cámara de Comercio de Medellín para Antioquia - CCMA
Gestión del Gobierno Corporativo - Experiencia de la Cámara de Comercio de Medellín para Antioquia - CCMA
Jun 20, 2019
Gestión de Grupos de Interés Estratégicos: Gobierno Corporativo y Empleados
Gestión de Grupos de Interés Estratégicos: Gobierno Corporativo y Empleados
Jun 20, 2019
Board Gender Diversity in ASEAN
The study advances the case that having women in business leadership positions is good for company performance, confirmed through an analysis of more than 1,000 companies in six countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
May 29, 2019
Research Report on the Corporate Governance Practices of China’s Six Largest Commercial Banks 2019 (in simplified Chinese)
A joint IFC and Deloitte report looks at China’s six largest commercial banks with a focus on the progression of their corporate governance practices.
May 28, 2019
Newsletter: Corporate Governance Updates - January-March 2019
Quarterly newsletter that highlights IFC's corporate governance work around the world, including news and events, latest indicators, media coverage, reports and publications.
May 28, 2019
Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer Supported Childcare in Fiji
This study demonstrates the need and appetite for affordable, accessible and quality childcare services among working parents in Fiji. The study finds that each year, businesses and the public sector in Fiji are losing an average of 12.7 workdays per employee due to the responsibilities of working parents. Absenteeism, lateness, low productivity, distraction, exhaustion and stress – this is the struggle of juggling work and being a parent in a country where childcare options for children aged zero to five are limited, unregulated and inaccessible to most of the population.
May 22, 2019
Fact Sheet: Corporate Governance Codes and Scorecards, May 2019
Corporate governance codes can encourage private sector commitment to good corporate governance, provide guidance for financial and nonfinancial disclosure, stakeholder relations, foster better engagement of minority shareholders and help clarify the roles of managers and directors.
May 17, 2019
Fact Sheet: Disclosure and Transparency Standards in Emerging Markets, May 2019
Th program plays a vital role in building investor confidence and unlocking private sector investments in emerging markets. Responding to the growing demand for higher standards of corporate disclosure and transparency, it provides practical tools and advisory services for companies, stock exchanges and regulators in emerging markets to bring about integrated corporate reporting that includes environmental, social and governance matters.
May 3, 2019
Governance for SME Sustainability and Growth
Private Sector Opinion 43: This paper introduces the IFC Governance Methodology for small and medium enterprises, a governance model designed to support the organic growth of small and mid-size businesses by offering solutions that are fit for purpose through each stage of their evolution.
Apr 4, 2019
Myanmar Corporate Governance Scorecard 2018: A Report on the Assessment of Myanmar Companies
The Myanmar Corporate Governance Scorecard 2018 assesses the performance of 24 companies in Myanmar on the basis of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Corporate Governance Scorecard. The report is the joint work of IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Myanmar, the Yangon Stock Exchange and the Directorate of Company Investment and Company Administration (DICA).
Corporate Governance Updates Newsletter - January-March 2019
Beyond the Balance Sheet - IFC Toolkit for Disclosure and Transparency
IFC Family Business Governance Handbook
Indonesia Corporate Governance Manual, 2nd Edition
What We Learned about Corporate Governance and Code Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
