Articles & features
DE&I critical to innovation, productivity and growth, finds EY
- Feb 2025
- ICAEW Insights
New research produced in partnership with 11 leading diversity campaigns highlights the diversity, equity and inclusion strategies that can help to foster an inclusive culture and improve workplace equity.
ICAEW updates ethics course on AI and culture
- Jan 2025
- ICAEW Insights
ICAEW has added two new units to its free ethics elearning course for members, exploring the ethical considerations of using artificial intelligence and strategies for building an ethical culture.
IESBA launches project on firm culture and governance
- Jan 2025
- ICAEW Insights
Following a fact-finding report on accountancy firm culture and governance, the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants has begun a standard-setting project to create a principles-based framework.
How risk management should work in local government
- Nov 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Local authority finance teams must embed risk management in decision-making processes and financial planning, as well as create a risk-aware culture across the organisation.
Why mentoring matters
- Aug 2024
- ICAEW Insights
The core value of any firm is the quality of its professionals. Fostering a mentoring culture ensures the soft skills needed for the job are passed to the next generation of new management, says Andy Lopata.
Guidance
The role and mindset expected of professional accountants
- Helpsheets and support
- Jan 2025
An overview of the key revisions to the 2025 edition of ICAEW's Code of Ethics which are intended to promote the role and mindset expected of all professional accountants.
Ethics and AI
- Report
- Oct 2024
- PDF (1,006kb)
In 2024, ICAEW’s Trust and Ethics Team hosted roundtables on shaping guidance for the accountancy profession on the ethical use of artificial intelligence. Read an overview of the discussions, offering insights into real-life use cases and the risks that must be managed.
Why accountants need to align sustainability and finance data
- Helpsheets and support
- Jul 2024
For a sustainable shift in corporate behaviours to succeed, finance professionals must ensure meaningful connections are being made between sustainability and financial information.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
How boards of accounting and finance firms can benefit from shadow boards
- Helpsheets and support
- May 2024
Shadow boards can be considered as a tool for navigating a turbulent and ever-changing business landscape. Find out how accountancy businesses can see the same benefits from setting up a shadow board that other sectors are already experiencing.
Sharpening the focus on corporate fraud: an audit committee perspective
- Report
- May 2023
- PDF (803kb)
This is the second of two interview-based publications about fraud. In this report, the Audit and Assurance Faculty considers audit committee perspectives on corporate fraud and how it can be better prevented and detected.
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BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT FACULTY
Why culture is important and the power of culture metrics
- Helpsheets and support
- Nov 2020
- PDF (207kb)
This guide, written by Jenny Jones, explains the importance of organisational culture and why businesses must get it right. It considers the benefits of a new metrics-based approach to measuring culture, and how the data gathered can support the organisation as it evolves.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
How whistleblowing helps companies
- Thought leadership report
- Apr 2019
- PDF (775kb)
The latest ICAEW Connect and Reflect report shows how whistleblowing can help companies and provides an action plan for boards. We explore the five benefits of whistleblowing for companies and then outline the five-point action plan that boards can implement in order to maintain their systems of checks and balances.
AUDIT AND ASSURANCE FACULTY
How to audit culture
- Helpsheets and support
- Mar 2018
This practical guide outlines the eight steps to follow to conduct a successful internal audit of culture.
Webinars and other recordings
Merging firms made simple: culture, tech, and introducing Capium 365
- Webinar
- Oct 2024
Insight into merging accountancy firms and the practicalities of bringing together cultures and technology.
ETHICS
'Whistle blowing' and 'Speaking up'
- Video
- Jul 2023
A discussion on the concept of “psychological safety”; the positive benefits of a speak up culture and how to normalise the speak up process within organisations.
How a board should balance major strategic issues with staff retention and wellbeing
- Podcast
- Nov 2022
In the second of two Insights In Focus special episodes an experienced panel discuss a dilemma facing a fictional UK-based food manufacturer.
How a board should maintain the right culture during periods of fast growth
- Podcast
- Nov 2022
In the first of two Insights In Focus special episodes an experienced panel discuss a dilemma facing a fictional software company.
Bloomsbury Accounting and Tax Service
Eligible firms have free access to Bloomsbury Professional's comprehensive online library, comprising around 80 titles from some of the country's leading tax and accounting subject matter experts. Find out who is eligible and how you can access the Accounting and Tax Service.
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Culture, ethics and the board
- eBook chapter
- 01 Dec 2024
- Andrew Chambers
- Bloomsbury Professional
- Corporate Governance Handbook
A chapter focusing on the board's role in reviewing their company's culture, ethics and behaviour.
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Maintaining a startup culture while scaling
- Article
- 01 Jan 2025
- Tarang Amin
- Harvard Business Publishing
Tarang Amin, CEO of e.l.f. Beauty, discusses how the company has continued to operate like a start-up, even as it has become a major player in the beauty industry.
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What the best leadership teams do right
- Article
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ron Carucci, Mindy Millward, Eric Hansen
- Harvard Business Publishing
This article outlines three critical, highly interdependent roles that executive teams must play in order to have lasting impact on their company’s performance, culture, and ability to adapt. The authors provide tips as to how teams can play each of these roles successfully.
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Board games
- Article
- 01 Jul 2024
- Seamus Creedon
- Redactive Publishing
The article discusses the role of non-executive directors (NEDs) in corporate governance, particularly in the field of actuarial science. It highlights the growing number of actuary NEDs and the importance of their independent perspective in overseeing business operations.
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'Quiet quitting' and 'quiet thriving' - Flourishing in the modern organisation
- Article
- 01 Aug 2023
- Cam Caldwell, Laura Ellera, Dima Rachid Jamali
- Valparaiso University Press
A look at what employers and employees can do to create healthier organization cultures - so that organizations and employees can flourish in today’s challenging economic times. Drawing upon research about the modern organization, the authors identify ten recommendations to help organizations create healthier and thriving work cultures. They also identify ten action steps which employees can proactively take to help themselves and their organizations to thrive.
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Useful links
Corporate culture (FRC)
- 03 Oct 2023
FRC resources on corporate culture. Publications, podcasts and case studies.
Tone at the Top
- 14 Jul 2023
Bimonthly quick-read newsletter from the Institute of Internal Auditors, aimed at executive management, boards of directors and audit committees. Provides information on how to establish the appropriate tone at the top.
Corporate Governance Review 2023
- 24 Jun 2023
Grant Thornton's review of the annual reports of 252 of the UK’s FTSE 350 companies. Contains a section on 'Purpose and Culture'.
Board diversity and efffectiveness in FT350 companies
- 20 Jul 2021
Research by The FRC and the London Business School designed to both understand the implications of changes in board diversity in response to the Davies Review, Hampton-Alexander review and the Parker Review and to look forward, to suggest how they can be accelerated. The report was launched with the press release Diverse boards lead to better corporate culture and performance
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