CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IS THE MECHANISMS, PROCESSES AND PEOPLE WHICH CONTROL AND DIRECT A COMPANY.
Modern corporate governance considers stakeholders’ interests – this is wider than just the interests of a shareholder – it can include employees, management, associates and even the communities a company operates in.
SOUND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REQUIRES ELEMENTS OF:
- Discipline
- Transparency
- Independence
- Accountability
- Responsibility
- Fairness
- Social responsibility
Building these traits into your business will assist with long term sustainability of any company by maintaining a good market reputation, safeguarding against financial mismanagement and ensuring stakeholders goals are met.
OUR SERVICE OFFERINGS:
*the following list is not exhaustive. Interested parties should contact us when requiring specific services.
ADVISORY
CONSULTING
Our knowledge of Governance principles as guided by reports such as King IV, combined with our acquired understanding of your business, allows you to apply and implement a governance structure that is tailored to your business goals and growth targets.
Areas we can provide value include:
- Advisory and setup on implementation of new corporate governance structures and assistance around pain-points.
- Our “Expert Analysis” service can assist with understanding the issues your company is facing and deliver solution-orientated advice on how these stresses may be lessened or removed with corrected governance processes.
- Development and implementation of governance procedures designed to maintain the basic principles of Corporate Governance – accountability, transparency, fairness, Independence and responsibility.
- Assessment of corporate governance structures as a part of preparations for an IPO.
- Analysis of corporate governance models at investment targets.
- Creation and implementation of delegation of authorities.
- Board benchmarking, on-boarding, development and enhancement.
GOVERNANCE AUDIT & REPORTING
We analyse and report on both working and failing Governance structures.
- Auditing of processes and procedures to assess adherence to internal policies.
- By considering global best practice legislative and regulatory requirements, our sustainability reporting provides insight into the effectiveness of your corporate governance structure.
- Analysis of the Corporate Governance model and detailed reporting on investment targets’ impact.
POLICY DRAFTING AND ROLL-OUT
Comprehensive policies, meticulous processes and a bespoke training system are crucial to successful Governance. ARC Solutions has a no-template policy. We ensure your documents will carry the voice of your company.
- Important procedural creation such as audit schedules.
- Code of Conduct establishment and training (e.g. anti-sexual harassment policies or preparing the company to work with diversity).
- Drafting/Editing of Governance policies.
- Preparation of a sustainability report based on global best practices, legislative requirements and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Drafting/amending a company’s statutory documents and internal policies and outsourced internal audit reports on the status of adherence to these policies,
- Our training solutions provide for:
- the development of training material,
- physical/digital training classes,
- Online training and testing platforms (course completion progress tracking enabled).
HOW WE HAVE HELPED OUR CLIENTS:
Case #1
Uncovered financial fraud occurring at a Director level, which had been hidden for 12 years, which assisted shareholders in their commercial litigation in recovering their funds.
Case #2
Procurement of suitably qualified board members and key staff through our peer networks.
Case #3
Creation of governance frameworks compliant with best-practice standards and local laws for regulatory submissions.
Case #4
Reputational turn-around, helping a client with a poor industry reputation regain their standing and become a subsidiary of a bank.