Em setembro de 2023, a ECGI - European Corporate Governance Institute e a Copenhagen Business School coorganizaram a conferência "Modern Capitalism & Corporate Purpose”. 

Neste evento, que reuniu os principais académicos e líderes empresariais internacionais, o Instituto Português de Corporate Governance (IPCG), como membro da ECGI, marcou a sua presença, sendo representado pela Professora Doutora Mariana Fontes da Costa.

 A presença do IPCG revela o seu compromisso em participar e contribuir nos debates fundamentais sobre “corporate governance”.

Transcrevemos algumas das conclusões proferidas pelo Prof. Colin Mayer (University of Oxford - Said Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research; European Corporate Governance Institute):

• Purpose needs to be clear and well understood throughout the organisation.

• It has to be focused; companies must be focused and ensure that the employees are engaged.

• The role of owners can be critical to determine purpose, especially if they are active owners with significant stakes in the company.

• Institutional investors have a critical role in monitoring and engaging with companies to evaluate if companies are fulfilling their purpose.

• The law may be better positioned to address negative externalities.

• Companies should report on purpose without waiting for perfect solutions.

• Metrics relating to social factors should be company specific, relating to the company’s individual sector and circumstances — with scope for flexibility.

• However, climate and environmental reporting should be more objective and absolute in scope. There needs to be a more elaborate system of measurement in this domain.

Consulte aqui o relatório da conferência que inclui discussões, visões e destaques.

Assista às apresentações da conferência aqui.