"At a minimum, the lack of good governance poses a reputational risk and threat to the long-term survival of an organization," said Ken Joseph, Managing Director and Head of Disputes Consulting at Duff & Phelps, in a short video. Ken, who is also a Duff & Phelps Institute Fellow, explained that best-in-class governance incorporates the systems, persons, oversight, accountability and controls that all leading organizations should bake into their culture.

The Duff & Phelps Institute for Good Governance was founded to advocate fairness, integrity and transparency in the public and private sectors.

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