South Africa, Sept. 1 -- Disclaimer upfront: I am not the type of person who wakes up in the morning thinking about going to a conference on "Governance" - but I had heard very good feedback on the 2024 event and the lineup looked interesting.

Early on, one of the speakers made a comment which highlighted the relationship between governance, reputation and the commercial value of your business. In a nutshell - businesses with good governance have better reputations which in turn allow them to drive profitability and ultimately create value for the owners and shareholders.

On paper this feels pretty obvious and self-explanatory.

Operationally, how does this relationship tie into your communications strategies?

Every management team wil...