A Case for Modern Governance: The High Cost of Governance Deficits

This Diligent Institute report begins to quantify the material cost of governance crises, and more importantly, the competitive advantage that comes with strong corporate governance practices.

This report indicates the advantages companies can realize by practicing modern governance.

• 15% the percentage that the top modern governance companies (top 20%) outperformed their peers by.
• 35% companies with corporate crises fueled by governance deficits underperformed their sectors by this percentage.
• 45% the percentage by which companies underperformed their sectors two years after the incident occurred.