What governance standards are relevant to the Danske Bank Group?
The Danske Bank Group is managed in accordance with Danish statutory provisions. The Group’s corporate governance must therefore be understood in the framework of that legislation including the Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s Recommendations for Corporate Governance. The international ownership structure of Danske Bank means that Sarbanes-Oxley and the Combined Code, among other guidelines, are also relevant to the Group as global standards for corporate governance. Read the “comply-or-explain” responses to the recommendations of Copenhagen Stock Exchange and view a comparison of selected aspects of Sarbanes-Oxley and Combined Code with Danish legislation and Danske Bank’s practice.
