Corporate Governance Framework Body of Knowledge

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The Corporate Governance Body of Knowledge® is your first port of call on issues relating to Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) related matters.

The CGF Body of Knowledge® is compiled by a team of highly trained management consultants guided by the executive directors of CGF who, as principals, have considerable experience in GRC disciplines, spanning numerous industry sectors. The quality of the GRC research and reports satisfies the stringent criteria imposed by the Proudly South African Campaign, namely that:

CGF's products and services must satisfy stringent quality standards;
CGF is committed to fair labour and employment practices;
CGF is committed to sound environmental standards, and
CGF is supporting the local economy.

Our researched governance reports are endorsed by various governance related organisations and are peer reviewed by appropriate subject matter experts that assure the material integrity and accuracy of the reports.

The reports carry the endorsements of the Human Capital Institute Africa, the Association of SADC Chambers of Commerce, T.F.A.C and SAQI (South African Quality Institute).

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Governance training - Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Access CGF's main website at www.cgf.co.za and discover what Governance, Risk & Compliance training is available to directors, senior managers, company secretariat, risk, compliance, legal and HR practitioners (see Events, Conferences).

Policy Templates - Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Acceptable use of Electronic Mail (Email) (& Abuse)
Acceptable use of Internet (& Abuse)
Affirmative Action (AA)
Audit Committee
Business Continuity Management
Clean Desks
Code on Corporate Governance Practices & Conduct
Code on Corporate Practices & Conduct (*“the Code”)
Code of Ethics
Compensation
Conflicts of Interest
Corporate Social Investment
Directors' Entitlement to Obtain Independent Professional Advice
Directors' Induction & Professional Development
Disclosure
Disclosure of Interests in Contracts (or transactions
Discrimination
Diversity Management
Email Etiquette
Emergency Instructions
Employee Development & Educational Assistance
Employment Equity
Environmental
Forensic Accounting Investigation
Fraud (or attempted fraud)
HIV/AIDS (& other transmissible life-threatening diseases)
Insider Trading (Protect employees when dealing in their shares acquired through the company’s incentive scheme)
Integrated Reporting
IT Governance
Media Communication
Nepotism
Non-Executive Directors (NEDs)
Nomination Committee
Passwords
Party Political Funding
Prescribed Officer
Professional Active Escrow
Records Management (including retention & archiving)
Records Retention
Recruitment & Selection
Relocation
Retrenchment
Risk Committee
Role & Responsibility of the Board
Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)
Safety of Key Officers (the prevention of kidnap)
Safety of Key Officers (in the event of kidnap)
Sexual Harassment
Shareholder Relations
Theft (or attempted theft)
Unauthorised, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure
Whistle-blowing
White-collar crime (or attempted white collar crime)
Workplace Safety
Workplace Violence
Workplace Wellness

The following reports are available - Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Absenteeism in the workplace
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
An ethical organisation and its practices
Anti-Bribery Management: BS 10500
Arbitration
B-BBEE Amendments: QSE Scorecards - Part One
B-BBEE Amendments: Specialised Generic & Specialised QSE Scorecards - Part Two
B-BBEE: The revised Codes of Good Practice
Biodiversity
Board composition and matrices
Board Dysfunction
Board Evaluation
Board Evaluation: Good governance practice
Board Induction
Business Rescue
Cloud Computing - Strategic & governance implications
COBIT 5 as an IT governance framework
Combined Assurance
Competition in business: Fair play
Competition law: Excessive pricing
Conflicts of interest
Corporate Espionage
Corporate Reputation: Business Impacts
Crisis Management
Diplomacy
Director & Officer Liability Insurance (D&O)
Director duties & liabilities
Director’s dissent
Dominating Shareholders
Economic crime - A challenge to good governance (Part Two)
Electronic Signatures
Employment Equity
Employment Practices Liability
Engaging Non-Executive Directors (NEDS)
Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act 1 of 2017
Frameworks for effective management of corruption in SA companies (Part One)
Gender diversity in the boardroom
General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR)
Hate speech and intolerance: Mitigating risks (in the workplace)
Impact of B-BBEE amendments (Act and Codes)
Integrated Reporting
International Professional Practices Framework for Internal Auditors
ISO 5500X: Asset Management – Board obligations
ISO 9001: 2015 (Quality Management) - Duties of the board
IT Governance
Lifestyle Audits
Minute Taking
National Development Plan (NDP)
Nepotism
Polygraph testing in the workplace
Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act: Amended Regulations (2017)
Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill
Procurement Fraud
Protection of Investment Act: Investor implications
Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (‘POPI’)
Ransomware: An element of cyber crime
Reckless conduct in business
Responsible Investing
Retention of Records
Secrecy Bill
Securities Regulation Panel
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Shareholder Relations
Social Media
Stakeholder Engagement
Succession Planning
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Anatomy of Risk & Risk Management
The Anton Piller Order
The Business Judgement Rule
The Company Secretary
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA)
The National Environmental Management: Waste Act (Act 59 of 2008)
The need to Standardize Reporting: eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
The Prescribed Officer
The Safety at Sports and Recreation[al] Events Act 2 of 2010 (The effect on companies)
The Turquand Rule
Treating Customers Fairly
UK Bribery Act 2010: Implications for South African business
Water Security
Whistleblowing
Workplace violence
Work-related distress and burnout: A real risk to business & workplace wellness

Subscribed clients include:

African Rainbow Minerals
Altron Group
Anglo American South Africa Limited
AngloGold Ashanti
Babcock Africa
ContinuitySA
Federal-Mogul Motorparts
JSE Limited
Liberty Holdings Group
MIH Group
Mondi Limited
National Lotteries Commission
Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings
South32 SA Limited
The South African Breweries
Vodacom
WITS Health Consortium

Most of our customers tell us that our research and services has advanced their Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) initiatives by at least 18 months.

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Public Training Calendar 2020

Public Training Calendar for 2020

For additional information, or to register, call Petra on +27 (0)11 476 8264 or email on accounts@cgf.co.za

Whistleblowing

Governance Workshop (Johannesburg)

Whistleblowing training

14 September 2020 or 13 November 2020

Join Terrance M. Booysen in a 1-day whistleblowers governance training session where delegates are provided insights that assist them understand the necessities of not just doing the right thing when it comes to discovering or suspecting misconduct in the workplace, but more importantly, how to deal with it!

For additional information, or to register, call Petra on +27 (0)11 476 8264 or email on accounts@cgf.co.za

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Governance Beyond Boards® Interventions

Governance Course (Johannesburg)

Governance Beyond Boards® Interventions

16 - 17 September 2020 or 10 - 11 November 2020

What it takes to be a director...

As this Intervention grows in popularity, it remains the most affordable governance training in South Africa.

The reality currently in South Africa is that many directors are not properly informed, neither aware of the vast liabilities they are exposed to when they are appointed to serve as executive or non-executive directors within a company or state-owned organisation. In many instances, HR may not have informed their directors of these risks and which will inevitably lead to unwanted exposure and stress. As a result, people are appointed to these high-profile positions without being properly informed of the extent to which they could be held severally and jointly liable as directors. Expectedly, this is one of the reasons why formal induction is necessary, but is lacking within many companies.

For additional information, or to register, call Petra on +27 (0)11 476 8264 or email on accounts@cgf.co.za

Corporate Governance Framework®

Governance Workshop (Johannesburg)

Corporate Governance Framework® Workshop

18 September 2020 or 12 November 2020

Join Terrance M. Booysen in a 1-day practical Workshop where delegates will be provided insights that assist them to actually build a Corporate Governance Framework® for their company.

For additional information, or to register, call Petra on +27 (0)11 476 8264 or email on accounts@cgf.co.za

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Professional Speaker

Book Terrance Booysen for speaker events

Terrance strives to pave the way for a brighter future for South African businesses and provides riveting talks pertaining corporate governance and its implications to the bottom line

Terrance is a director and co-founder of CGF Research Institute (Pty) Ltd. He has served most of his professional career in the SA financial services market and has been widely recognised for his thought leadership and innovative approach as an independent executive consultant.

He is considered a subject matter expert in corporate governance and is an accredited speaker and chair who regularly presents to business and government leadership through seminars or key-note addresses on GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) and sustainability.
Terrance is recognised by the Worldwide Who’s Who® organisation for his business accomplishments and knowledge within the arena of corporate governance.

For more information and bookings please contact Petra on +27 (0)11 476 8264 / 1 / 0 or accounts@cgf.co.za

Recent Keynote Addresses

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Affordable, Essential Training

CGF provides a Corporate Governance Awareness Presentation designed to assist your management and fellow employees to understand the strategic relevance and broader context of governance, risk and compliance. For companies with a share-based capital, this knowledge transfer forms part of your employee induction process and is essential.

If your organisation is on top of the basics, CGF can offer its GRC Integration Presentation which shows senior management the importance of integrating Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) and the importance of key role players within the organisation who are responsible for this integration.

Your organisation may be missing the strategic implication of Geopolitical Issues within its Strategy. This riveting presentation high-lights the critical importance to factor numerous geopolitical issues within the company's broader strategy and operations. Excluding these components could mean the demise of the company.

Invite all your employees to any one of the above presentations for a group fee of only R17,500.00 ex Vat. Electronic presentation material is included in these special offers.

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