to promote the highest standards and best practices of corporate governance;

through training and development, to promote excellence, ethics and integrity amongst directors and prospective directors of all organisations and to improve their skills and knowledge on such matters as their rights, duties and responsibilities and of global best practices in corporate governance;

to promote the highest standards of business and ethical conduct of directors serving on the boards of companies and state-owned enterprises, including para-statal bodies;

to co-operate with the Financial Reporting Council of Mauritius, the National Committee on Corporate Governance and with other institutions and organisations having objects similar to those of the Mauritius Institute of Directors in order to fulfil its objects;

to assess the needs of directors in Mauritius, and to improve their skills and knowledge by organising conferences, seminars, workshops, training courses and such other events for its Members;

to hold examinations and issue certificates to its Members;

to promote the study, research and development of the practice of corporate governance, and to publish, disseminate or otherwise make available the results of such study or research;

to represent the interests of its members and the business community in all public fora;

 to provide facilities and services of all kinds to any interested person including its Members, and to organise conferences, seminars and other events;