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Companies Act Guide released for company directors

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A new guide to help company directors implement their environmental and social obligations under The Companies Act has been launched this week by The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition.

The Companies Act 2006: Directors Duties Guidance is designed to help company directors comply with the new rules set out in The Companies Act, which came in to effect earlier this month.

The biggest shake up of company law for 150 years, The Companies Act 2006 requires for the first time Company Directors to consider their business’ impacts on people and the environment. It also requires some of the largest businesses to make public these impacts in annual reports.

The aim of the guide is to highlight that good corporate governance, particularly the importance of independent thinking and challenging questioning by company directors, can substantially advance the ability of companies to improve their social and environmental performance.

You can download the guide in PDF format here

You may also be interested in some of the Companies Act guides available here on Bytestart - including:

Posted October 24, 2007

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