The development of climate change, as well as society, has led to an awareness of the need for socially responsible behavior by today’s corporations. One of the main guidelines for corporate social responsibility is contained in the Corporate Governance Code in both the private and public sectors. The economic system of a company is a dynamic and complex mechanism which is supposed to ensure the achievement of socially responsible behavior and goals of employees at all levels of the business process. Awareness of the joint action of people at all levels of political and economic activity creates the need for socially responsible behavior of all participants in the process. The paper defines concepts such as a corporation, the Code of Corporate Management through the theoretical and practical parts. This thesis describes the Code of Corporate Governance in the public sector, the company Plovput d.o.o. Split. Some of the principles of corporate governance that should guide every company, including the company Plovput d.o.o. Split are: legality, transparency, and publicity of operations, segregation, ie clearly developed procedures for the work of supervisory boards, management, and other bodies as well as structures that make important decisions, prevention of conflicts of interest, effective internal control, strengthening personal responsibility and corporate social responsibility.