Recent years have witnessed an exponential growth in corporate governance, with policy standardization and reform being orchestrated at a global level. Similarly, institutional investors, accountants, auditors and the general public are increasingly aware of a continuing need to promote corporate governance reform. This new edition of Corporate Governance and Accountability is comprehensively updated and incorporates new codes of practice, policy documents and academic research, including: discussion of the corporate governance weaknesses which contributed to the ongoing global financial crisis, focusing on executive remuneration structures, boardroom ethics and risk management practices new material on not-for-profit sector governance (charity, public and voluntary sectors) summaries of the latest developments in European corporate governance and new codes of practice around the world updated literature in the mainstream area of corporate governance, relating to board performance, boards of directors, and investment institutions updated research on sustainability reporting and assurance; the role of pension fund trustees in climate change and investigations into the roots of social and environmental reporting. Corporate Governance and Accountability, Third Edition provides advanced undergraduate, MBA and postgraduate students on corporate governance or corporate social accountability courses with an up-to-date textbook covering theory and practice in the area. Jill Solomon is Professor of Corporate Governance and Accountability at King's College London, University of London. Dr Solomon also holds the Chair of the British Accounting Association Special Interest Group on Corporate Governance. URL: A website containing answer to end of chapter questions for lecturers can be found at http://www.wileyeurope.

com/college/solomon.