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Code of Corporate Governance, 2012

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Summary

The revisions in the Code are indicative of the fact that governance standards are dynamic and need to be reviewed to keep the governance framework relevant and effective. Therefore, in order to keep pace with the constantly evolving corporate sector and financial markets and the resultant governance benchmarks, the process of revising the Code was initiated. The objective was to further improve and raise the standards of corporate governance in the country while at the same time taking into consideration the global developments in corporate governance.

Issuer

Pakistan

Year

2012

Region

Asia

Issuer (type)

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (Government)

Instrument type

Code

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.74%
    • Very High 0.45%
    • E focus: pollution, environment
    • S focus: collective bargaining, compensation, diversity, intellectual property, philanthropic activities, value creation, working time, children
    • G focus: audit, board diversity, bribery, corruption, financial reporting, internal control, risk management, accountability
    • Education, Finance, Management, Professional services, Public administration