Nominations for this year’s Corporate Governance Awards, brought to you by Governance Intelligence, are now open for submissions.
On Thursday, November 6, 2025 hundreds of industry professionals from the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) community will come together to honor the outstanding achievements that are shaping the future of the industry at the Oscars of Corporate Governance.
The Corporate Governance Awards 2025 will recognize the best and the brightest in the GRC world, honoring those who set new standards of excellence, integrity and innovation. They cover many areas of governance-related activity, including hosting AGMs, compliance programs and ESG reporting.
To be in with a chance of scooping one of these coveted prizes, be sure to nominate yourself, your team or an industry peer – completely free of charge – to spotlight their dedication to and achievements in the profession.
Entries can be submitted by corporate secretaries, general counsel, compliance officers and other governance officials at companies listed/domiciled in the US, or by vendors or service providers on behalf of their clients. The deadline for all entries is July 25, 2025. Click here to learn more and start your entry!
The categories up for contention in 2025 are:
- Best AGM
- Best board assessment program
- Best compliance and ethics program
- Best director training and education program
- Best global entity management
- Best governance around a corporate transaction
- Best proxy statement
- Best shareholder engagement
- Best sustainability reporting
- Best use of technology
- Governance professional of the year
- Governance team of the year
- Outstanding work by an independent director
- Rising star.
More details about the awards – including information about the entry guidelines and category criteria – can be found by clicking here. Entries can be submitted using an online form located here.
Entries will be judged by a panel of experts comprising GRC professionals and the Governance Intelligence editorial team. It is free to submit an entry and professionals can nominate themselves or their companies in multiple categories, should they so wish.
