Corporate Governance at Marks and Spencer

The Board’s objective is to build a sustainable business through consistent, profitable growth and to ensure we act responsibly in meeting our accountability to shareholders and wider stakeholders.

Governance Framework

Our governance framework enables agile and effective decision-making, while ensuring we have established and robust governance practices in place. The framework sets out our Board roles, Matters reserved to the Board, and our Committees’ Terms of Reference. 

View our governance framework

Code of Conduct

Read Marks & Spencer's Code of Conduct, which sets a floor of minimum commitments for our business conduct. These commitments are focused on key policy areas affecting Marks & Spencer, to ensure that we act in line with relevant laws and regulations, industry standards and stakeholder expectations. 

View our Code of Conduct here

Memorandum and Articles

Here you can read the Memorandum and Articles of Association of Marks and Spencer Group plc. 

View the Memorandum and Articles of Association

UK Cyber Resilience Pledge

At Marks and Spencer, we recognise the importance of cyber resilience in safeguarding our customers, colleagues, operations and wider business. Through our commitment to the UK Cyber Resilience Pledge, we continue to strengthen our cyber governance framework, drive continuous improvement and enhance the security and resilience of our supply chains.

Our signed declaration is available here