Nordic Corporate Governance Network
about The Nordic Corporate Governance network and database
The Nordic Corporate Governance Network advances and renews the Nordic Corporate Governance Model through cutting-edge research, international collaboration, outreach, and open access to high-quality data. The Nordic Corporate Governance Network & Quantitative Database is a partnership between the leading business schools in the Nordics, serving as a Nordic platform with global reach.
The Network brings together Nordic and international researchers, policymakers, and practitioners with a shared interest in corporate governance. The Network was founded in 2010 and aims to strengthen international understanding and practical relevance of the Nordic Corporate Governance Model, while actively engaging with emerging global challenges. The positioning of NCGN: “A Nordic model of excellence and influence in global corporate governance.” This positioning reflects the Network’s ambition to act as a visible and credible Nordic voice in international corporate governance debates.
The Nordic Corporate Governance Database is a collaborative effort among leading Nordic universities to develop, maintain, and expand the most comprehensive quantitative database for corporate governance research in the Nordic region.
Nordic firms are known for their distinctive corporate governance characteristics: transparent ownership structures, strong stakeholder orientation, and representative governance models. Our purpose is not only to preserve these characteristics, but to further develop and project them internationally. This includes strengthening the Nordic governance identity and increasing engagement with key megatrends such as AI, digitalization, ESG, GovTech, and geopolitical risk, ensuring that Nordic corporate governance remains relevant, forward-looking, and influential in a rapidly changing global context.
EVENTS AND NEWS
Upcoming event:
Rule simplification and competitiveness in the financial sector
Europe faces growing challenges to competitiveness, the green transition and financial stability. On 4 May 2026, CBS hosts a high-level conference bringing together EU representatives, regulators, Nordic banks and labour organisations to discuss how regulatory simplification can strengthen competitiveness while safeguarding a robust financial sector.
Further details on the programme, speakers and practical information will be announced at a later stage.
More information to come.
Call for Papers | NCGN Workshop 2026
The Nordic Corporate Governance Network (NCGN) is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for the 2-day workshop hosted at Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, on 14–15 September 2026.
The workshop brings together scholars from the Nordic and Baltic countries to present and discuss ongoing research in corporate governance. We welcome papers on traditional topics such as boards, ownership, compensation, and regulation, as well as forward-looking research on AI and corporate governance, geopolitical risks, ESG, and societal impact.
Submissions (papers or extended abstracts) are due by 15 May 2026 to ccg@cbs.dk