The 2023 OECD Corporate Governance Factbook
A new edition of the OECD Corporate Governance Factbook is now available online. The Factbook contains more than 100 tables and figures with updated comparative information across 49 different jurisdictions. The information, which is provided and vetted with national authorities, covers issues as diverse as ownership structures, regulatory oversight, board duties, shareholder rights and sustainability […]
Daniel Blume is the Head of the Corporate Governance Unit, and Mats Isaksson is a Board Member of the Swedish Corporate Governance Board and former Head of Division in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs. This post is based on their OECD memorandum.
A new edition of the OECD Corporate Governance Factbook is now available online. The Factbook contains more than 100 tables and figures with updated comparative information across 49 different jurisdictions. The information, which is provided and vetted with national authorities, covers issues as diverse as ownership structures, regulatory oversight, board duties, shareholder rights and sustainability disclosure.
The Factbook, which is developed and updated by the OECD Corporate Governance Committee every two years, provides policy makers, regulators, market participants and academics with an easily accessible overview of national practices and an opportunity to stay abreast of the evolving corporate governance landscape.
The 2023 edition is divided into four main chapters: 1) global markets, corporate ownership and sustainability; 2) the corporate governance and institutional framework; 3) the rights of shareholders and key ownership functions; and 4) the corporate board of directors. Each chapter offers a narrative overview, which helps to provide a general picture of the main tendencies and variations in approaches taken by different jurisdictions. This is supported by 61 figures and 45 tables, providing comparative information for all 38 OECD members as well as important emerging economies including Argentina; Brazil; the People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong (China); India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Peru; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; and South Africa.
