Corporate Governance

The PCCI Committee on Corporate Governance advances good governance as a foundation for trustworthy, resilient, competitive and sustainable enterprises. It promotes integrity, transparency, accountability, fairness, responsibility and sound stewardship, while recognizing the diverse governance needs of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), family-owned businesses, large corporations, local chambers and industry associations.

Established in 2016, the Committee serves as PCCI’s platform for policy advocacy, research, business education, capacity-building and multi-stakeholder dialogue on corporate governance. It promotes practical governance principles and tools, contributes the business sector’s perspective to relevant laws, regulations and public policy, and convenes regulators, business leaders, directors, governance professionals, academe and development partners to strengthen governance practices across the country.

PCCI was previously accredited by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Institutional Training Provider (ITP) for corporate governance. Since then, it has conducted numerous governance training programs for directors and corporate officers nationwide. The Committee continues to strengthen PCCI’s capacity-building programs and address evolving areas of governance, including board effectiveness, sustainability and climate-related disclosure, human capital governance, ethical business conduct, responsible use of technology, and governance appropriate to MSMEs and family enterprises. Among its current initiatives is the development of capacity-building programs on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board, using appropriate IFRS Foundation educational resources and working with qualified institutional partners.