ICGN Achievement Awards

The ICGN Awards (Achievement and Global Stewardship Disclosure – GSD) are internationally recognised celebrating excellence in corporate governance and investor stewardship. They highlight outstanding achievements and the impactful work of professionals around the world.

The ICGN Achievement Awards recognise outstanding leadership, innovation, and impact in corporate governance and investor stewardship around the world. Each year, these Awards celebrate the individuals and organisations, collaborations and teams that set new standards of excellence, drive positive change, and contribute meaningfully to sustainable, well‑governed markets.

While each Award highlights a different dimension of governance and stewardship excellence, all share the same commitment to recognising meaningful, evidence‑based impact. Winners will be honoured at the ICGN Awards Ceremony in London on Tuesday 1 December 2026.

  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Rising Star Award
  • Excellence in Corporate Governance Award (Individual)
  • Excellence in Corporate Governance Award (Team/Organisation/Collaboration)
  • Excellence in Stewardship Award (Individual)
  • Excellence in Stewardship Award (Team/Organisation/Collaboration)

Who Can Apply

The awards are open to individuals, organisations, and collaborative initiatives operating in governance and stewardship-related fields.

Nominees do not need to be ICGN members; however, nominations may require endorsement or support from an ICGN member depending on the category.

Eligible nominees may include:

  • Companies
  • Investors
  • Asset owners
  • Asset managers
  • Advisors
  • NGOs
  • Regulators
  • Stock exchanges
  • Industry bodies
  • Assessment Criteria
  • Entries are assessed against criteria including:
  • Demonstrated impact
  • Leadership and innovation
  • Contribution to governance or stewardship standards
  • Market or stakeholder influence
  • Collaboration and engagement
  • Long-term value creation
  • Transparency and disclosure quality

All submissions are reviewed by an independent panel of judges comprising governance, stewardship, investment, regulatory, and academic experts.

The judging process includes:

  • Eligibility review
  • Independent scoring and assessment
  • Shortlisting of nominees
  • Final judging and selection
  • Announcement of finalists and winners

 

Judges are required to declare any conflicts of interest and recuse themselves where appropriate.

JUDGES!!!!

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ICGN Achievement Awards

Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.