CONTACT US ABOUT US SERVICES NEWS INSIGHTS CAREERS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE WATES PRINCIPLES MANAGEMENT TEAM CORPORATE LIBRARY ARCHIVE Corporate Governance Wates Group and its Board of Directors are committed to upholding the highest standards of conduct and ethics among our businesses, our employees and our supply chain. Good governance helps us to conduct our business responsibly, with openness and integrity, and in accordance with the laws and regulations to which our business activities are subject. Listed below is our Corporate Governance library, that includes our code of conduct, statement and reports and policies, and our management team. The Wates Principles on Corporate Governance for Large Private Companies In late 2017, our Chairman, Sir James Wates CBE, was invited by the Government to lead the development of corporate principles for large private companies. The resulting code – now known as the Wates Principles was launched in December 2018 and provides a framework to help companies to meet legal requirements while promoting long term success. The Wates Principles encourage these companies to adopt a set of key behaviours to secure trust and confidence among stakeholders and benefit the economy and society in general. Wates became the first company to embed these principles in its financial reporting, within its Annual Review of 2018. From 1 January 2019, all private companies will be required by law to do the same, to demonstrate how they have adopted the principles. INSIGHT: The Wates Principles Report The Wates Principles report seeks to improve corporate governance standards among private companies FIND OUT MORE James Wates CBE to head new industry group on governance reform The Government has today announced the appointment of James Wates CBE as Chairman of a new industry group on corporate governance FIND OUT MORE PODCAST: Driving success with new reporting requirements and principles for large private companies Listen to a 20-minute EY podcast with James Wates CBE from the Wates Group, Mala Shah-Coulon from EY and Elizabeth Bagger for Institute for Family Business, for their insights and guidance. FIND OUT MORE Previous SIR JAMES WATES CBE CHAIRMAN READ MORE Next © Copyright Wates 2021 To find out more about the cookies we use, see our Website Privacy Policy. Settings Yes, I agree