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Corporate culture useful links

Practical guidance and other information on corporate culture from external websites

Corporate Governance Review 2020

Grant Thornton November 2020

Grant Thornton's review of the annual reports of 297 of the UK’s FTSE 350 companies with years ending between April 2019 and April 2020. The section on culture looks at board leadership and company purpose, 'the Tone from the top' and measuring culture . A toolkit for culture reporting is included.

Corporate culture and the role of boards

Financial Reporting Council July 2016

FRC project to gain a better understanding of how boards are currently addressing culture. Gives good practice and case studies to help companies.

Culture and governance

Financial Conduct Authority

FCA page on culture in governance in the financial services industry. Includes the discussion paper Transforming culture in financials services

Governing culture: risk & opportunity

The Centre for Tomorrow’s Company September 2016

The guide highlights the difference between the role of the board and the role of the executive team in leading and managing culture, looks at questions that boards might ask of themselves and of their executive and offers a ‘roadmap’ to help boards assess their approach is to governing culture.

The importance of culture to governance

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development July 2016

CIPD research report exploring the evidence for the importance of culture within organisations and at board level, a response to the FRC corporate culture project.

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