In Conversation: Applying Principles - UK Corporate Governance Code 2024
News types: Codes and Standards Announcements
Published: 11 August 2025
For the second episode of the FRC's podcast series exploring the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024, Kate O'Neill, Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Corporate Affairs, sits down to discuss the principles-based nature of corporate governance and the importance of 'comply or explain' with Tedi Jorgi, Senior Corporate Governance Policy Associate, and Paul Lee, Head of Stewardship and Sustainable Investment Strategy at Redington.
The conversation explores why the UK's principles-based approach empowers boards rather than constrains them, addresses misconceptions around 'comply or else', and discusses how companies can embrace the flexibility the code offers whilst delivering meaningful reporting.