Paul Monaghan

Chief Executive at FAIR TAX FOUNDATION

Paul was a co-founder of the Fair Tax Foundation in 2014, and became Chief Executive in September 2017. End 2022, named in the 'ITR Global Tax 50' of influencers.

The Fair Tax Foundation believes that companies paying tax responsibly should be recognised and celebrated; and any global race to the bottom on tax competition should be resisted. The Fair Tax Mark accreditation scheme is the gold standard of responsible tax conduct. It seeks to encourage and recognise organisations that pay the right amount of corporation tax at the right time and in the right place. Accredited businesses include listed PLCs, co-operatives, social enterprises and large private businesses. Some one hundred parent companies and 250 distinct trading businesses are currently Fair Tax Mark accredited, who between them employ over 250,000 and contribute more than £1bn in corporation tax annually. A Fair Tax Global Multinational Business Standard was launched in November 2021, enabling multinationals headquartered outside of the UK to be accredited for the first time. Companies have now been certified in Denmark, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. See https://fairtaxmark.net/

Previously, Paul was architect of much of the UK co-operative movement’s ethical and environmental excellence for nearly two decades. In 2014, was voted first in Global CEO’s “Top 100 CSR Leaders” poll. He has previously served as a member of WWF-UK’s Programme Committee, BRE’s Sustainability Board and Accountability’s Council, where he co-chaired their Technical Committee for a number of years. He regularly lectures at various Business Schools and co-authored the well-received Lobbying for Good. The rise and fall of Wigan Athletic keeps him awake at night.