Diligent launches its third Modern Governance 100 awards
This year’s awards feature six new categories, including ESG & Diversity Trailblazer, Outstanding Community Ally and Cyber Risk Leader.
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The Diligent Modern Governance 100, an awards programme designed to recognise best practice in governance and compliance, has been launched for its third year.
The awards will this year see the introduction of six new categories aimed at finding individuals who have excelled, including accolades for ESG & Diversity Trailblazer and Outstanding Community Ally.
The awards come at a time when the pandemic has thrown a spotlight on companies as they grapple with the fallout from Covid-19 and come to terms with growing expectations about their role in society.
The categories also reflect the way business models have had to change with
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