Corporate Governance

DIGITIAN believes in Transparency, Good Governance and Ethical practices.

We have expert knowledge and experience in Corporate Governance Our Partners are Chartered Director from Institute of Directors, UK and Certified Members of Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Certified Public Accountant who are also Board Members in the capacity of Executive Directors, Non-executive Directors, Independent Directors, Alternate Directors in large corporates from varied Industry (Banking, Manufacturing, Health, Retail, Real Estates, etc)

We strongly follow mainly “Principles of Corporate Governance” as published in 1999, by The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), ICGN Global Governance Principles 2014 and UK Corporate Governance Code 2016 as published by Financial Reporting Council and European Corporate Governance Institute.

Depending Upon Jurisdictions we consider the following :

UK – UK Corporate Governance code 2016 ( Most strong CG practices since 1990’s Cadbury Committee Report)

India – SEBI Guidelines, Clause 49 of Listing Agreement, ICSI’s Guidance

Africa – Kings Report III & IV

USA – the most loosely drafted Guidelines in Corporate Governance.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Listing Agreements of NASDAQ/NYSE
Governance Principles for US listed Companies 2017, signed by a

coalition of asset managers and asset owners including BlackRock, SSgA, T Rowe Price, ValueAct and Vanguard.

We draw our references from Countries Australia(since 1995), Austria (1992), Belgium (1998), Brazil (2004), Canada (1994), Denmark (2000), France (1995), Netherlands, Germany (1998), And Denmark , these are considered advanced corporate governance practice Jurisdiction are notable ones.

Please refer to http://www.ecgi.org/codes/all_codes.php for details of codes.

On the basis of our deep expertise we provide following

Corporate Governance Health Review

Review of Corporate Governance Structure commensurate with business and Industry;
Board Charter and Board Policy
Requirement For various Board Committees – Charters and Policies

(Audit Committee, Risk Committee, Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee, Governance committee, Investment/Credit Committee etc)

Code of Ethics
Boards Member’s Qualification and composition

IT Governance Charter & Policy Consultancy

This is our main value addition area. Most of the company invests in their IT but does not properly invest in IT Governance Structure which mainly ensures, Governance Framework, IT Risk Management, Data Security, Systems Security, Various Certifications (ITIL, Cobit, ISOs, PCI DSS), Business Continuity Plan.

Board and Committee Evaluations

As per the Best practices in Corporate Governance, the Board and its Committees should independently evaluate its performance and its members’

Performance at periodic interval. We provide the following consultancy –

Evaluation of Model Template preparation Customised to each Board
Session on Evaluation for the Board Members
Independent Evaluation Assessment on the basis of the Model Template
Setting the areas of focus, Addressing the weakness, Strengthening the Charter or policy

Consultancy on Ethics

In the days of DIGITAL Generation, the company which is more ethical and Transparent with visible corporate Governance Practice will have a sustainable brand Brand. We provide two kind of assistance on Ethics

Preparing Code of Ethics for the company
How to create an Ethical Brand – a complete Step to step Journey
Trainings on Leadership Ethics and Business Ethics

Corporate Communication and Branding Exercise

In the days of social media, entire corporate communication and branding is Changing. We have experts in the field who provides valuable consultancy on Brand Positioning, and Corporate communications.