Sentences with phrase «all good governance practices»

Since the early 2000s, splitting the Chair / CEO roles has become the norm in Canada, and with good reason: more than any other individual governance best practice, Chair / CEO split with an independent chair is highly correlated with adoption of other good governance practices and disclosure.

Truly strategic boards will think like activists, put in place good governance practices, stay connected to messaging from Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass, Lewis & Co. and communicate with shareholders all year long.

These are all good governance practices and the proxy advisory firms need to open up the kimono and err on the side of abundance of caution.»

Within its own organisation, MuniFin continuously develops good governance practices.

«The report leaves much to be desired and we think that there could have been a better way of reaching the conclusion that every Ghanaian would want in line with good governance practices,» the CPP Youth League Secretary, Hardi Yakubu said to Citi News.

All too often the investment into good governance practice is considered as an ill - timed after - thought when things have already started to go wrong.

The criteria for the Social Innovation Leadership Award include the following: Effective and sustainable mobilization of resources in support of program and project work, including support from local communities, incorporating ethical values, efficient management of financial and human resources, good governance practices, transparency and accountability, and effective communication, and finally, involvement in communities and protection of the environment.

NSBA's The Key Work of School Boards provides a framework that reflects «best governance practices» that are traceable to high performing boards and high performing school districts.

That's important because those companies have pretty good governance practices in place; BlackRock is aggressive about merging funds to harvest economies of scale, others do share buybacks and so on.

Most people don't have the time or resources to identify which companies have good governance practices, but many mutual funds do this for you.

Research Affiliates and our affiliated entities support investors who wish to promote responsible environmental management, active social engagement, and good governance practices (ESG) with their investment choices.

However, demonstrating reasonable efforts to comply with MiFID II can be illustrated by following good governance practices in ensuring that communications practices are understood, policies are well documented, and opportunities for technology - enabled process improvement are identified and prioritized to improve your firm's efficiency in meeting MiFID II communications requirements over time.

In Canada, Ramchandani adds, «we have large financial institutions that have been early adopters of best governance practices,» such as banks, insurance companies, and larger market - cap companies.

We advise on the legal matters every company faces: tax, financing, employment, employee benefits, and best governance practices.

Our business law attorneys counsel boards and management in the application of best governance practices for appropriate oversight and risk management.

Good governance practices include mechanisms to encourage transparency and accountability in an evidence based decision making model.

Some of the «red tape» requirements of funders and regulators can be seen as an attempt to enforce good governance practice from the outside.

Crosbie: We have a very active governance committee — and we're continuing to work on looking at what we need to do to put ourselves at the forefront of good governance practices.

Not exact matches

Last week, I spoke to bank directors in Dallas, Texas, about banking governance best practices as a result of a review that I had conducted for the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Coca - Cola should be the industry leader for best practices in corporate governance and pay practices; the 2014 Equity Plan clearly falls far short of this bar.»

And as Magna notes, under the stewardship of Harris, the company's first independent chairman in over 40 years, a wide range of corporate governance best practices have been adopted since Stronach left.

Other practices at Sanofi also fly in the face of good governance.

Two big announcements last week highlighted the type of risks faced by businesses that don't anticipate and adapt to better environmental, social and governance practices.

And unlike their counterparts, these companies often don't stick to widely - acknowledged best practices in terms of corporate governance — but their results may surprise you.

Following a comprehensive multi-year review process, a refreshed set of bylaws were passed at The Vancouver Board of Trade's 125th AGM, reflecting best practices in association governance.

Paradis said both companies had «made significant commitments to Canada in the areas of: governance, including commitments on transparency and disclosure; commercial orientation, including an adherence to Canadian laws and practices as well as free market principles» and «employment and capital investments, which demonstrate a long - term commitment to the development of the Canadian economy.»

We approach our portfolio companies with a focus on developing a strategic growth plan, supplemented with our financial expertise and operational best practices, all underpinned by disciplined corporate governance.

After some 15 years of tweaking and polishing the theory and practice of «good» governance, perfectly independent board members remain surprise - prone, estranged from the goings - on in the company, partially informed and lacking the wherewithal to challenge management.

And as usual, advisory firms like Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) are joining with the public pension funds to demand governance reforms that perform better in theory than in practice.

Practical Relevance of Dr Leblanc's Work: Dr Leblanc has facilitated the assessment of boards of directors of public companies that have won governance awards and other forms of peer recognition for their best practices, including from the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, the Chartered Accountants of Canada, the Conference Board of Canada, and the Globegovernance awards and other forms of peer recognition for their best practices, including from the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, the Chartered Accountants of Canada, the Conference Board of Canada, and the GlobeGovernance, the Chartered Accountants of Canada, the Conference Board of Canada, and the Globe and Mail.

According to a recent survey from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing, investors appear to place a premium on sustainability: Nearly three quarters (72 %) of those surveyed believe that companies with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices can achieve higher profitability and are better long - term investments.

Glass Lewis, the leading independent provider of global governance services, appreciates the opportunity to respond to the Call for Evidence: Impact of the Best Practice Principles for Providers of Shareholder Voting Research and Analysis.

The company has also proposed several charter amendments as part of its efforts to adopt corporate governance best practices, including board declassification, providing for the removal of directors with or without cause, a reduced supermajority requirement to amend bylaws regarding special meeting rights and the elimination of supermajority requirements for certain provisions of the bylaws.

She is a Charter Member of the Drafting Committee of the Best Practice Principles for Governance Research Providers, which was established in February 2012 upon conclusion of the European Securities and Markets Authority consultation regarding the proxy advisory industry.

The team comprises regional specialists for the 100 + markets covered by Glass Lewis, as well as experts within Glass Lewis» issue - specific practices focused on the analysis of mergers and acquisitions, other financial transactions and contested meetings; compensation; and environmental, social and governance («ESG») issues.

Based on ideals of public consensus and trust, GBX's rigorous listing process will strive to allow the community to flourish whilst protecting participants with AML / KYC, corporate governance and best practices.

By looking at the Long View results in aggregate, there is an opportunity to examine whether or not family firms are adopting governance best practices, and highlight areas of strength and potential weakness.

All of these companies were widely held and all had boards made up of outstanding individuals, and yet best practices in good governance did not save the day.

We're aware of two studies of nonprofit board diversity that found that diverse boards are associated with better fundraising and social performance, as well as with the use of inclusive governance practices that allow the board to incorporate community perspectives into their strategic decision making.

In 2009, the Chairman of the board of CP Rail asserted that the company had put in place the best practices of corporate governance; that year, CP was awarded the Governance Gavel Award for Director Disclosure by the Canadian Coalition for Good Ggovernance; that year, CP was awarded the Governance Gavel Award for Director Disclosure by the Canadian Coalition for Good GGovernance Gavel Award for Director Disclosure by the Canadian Coalition for Good GovernanceGovernance.

The bishop would keep his teaching and sacramental roles intact but would share governance with those who define «best practices» and are in a position to give or withhold funding for preferred practices.

According to the company, the sustainability index includes companies listed on the BMV that incorporate best international practices with regards to social responsibility, environmental management and corporate governance based on an independent evaluation undertaken by the rating firm Empowering Responsible Investment and the Center of Excellence for Corporate Governance of Universidad Anahuagovernance based on an independent evaluation undertaken by the rating firm Empowering Responsible Investment and the Center of Excellence for Corporate Governance of Universidad AnahuaGovernance of Universidad Anahuac del Sur.

The cornerstone of our plan has been to launch a new company that represents the best practices in corporate governance and transparency.»

There is widespread agreement among those who advocate for a women's choices in childbirth that best practice should always prevail; however, good governance should never replace the right to informed consent and informed refusal.

As a member of Play Therapy Ireland and the Psychological Society of Ireland, she adheres to strict codes of practice, including clinical supervision, continuing professional development and clinical governance, as well as to Ireland's child protection guidelines Children First.

Even a # 1 million shareholding does not hold sway with executives who ignored a rebellion by 36 % of shareholders to make their Chief Executive also Chairman in contravention of good corporate governance practices in 2005.

He is also currently a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster teaching innovations in democratic practice, as well as a research assistant at INLOGOV, University of Birmingham researching accountability in local governance.

As a consequence, due to its substantial citizen engagement and the way in which the independence referendum has been managed democratically by both sides, this case demonstrates very good social innovation practices — efficient governance, social media usage and a rationalised dialectic.

The Centre of Governance and Human Rights at Cambridge University is a multi-disciplinary research endeavour committed to advancing thought and practice within areas of critical importance to global justice and human well - being in the twenty - first century.

Jennifer Welsh is Professor in International Relations, University of Oxford and Co-editor (with Vaughan Lowe, Adam Roberts, and Dominik Zaum) of The United Nations Security Council and War: The Evolution of Thought and Practice since 1945, (Oxford University Press, 2008) and (with Ngaire Woods) of Exporting Good Governance: Temptations and Challenges in Canada's Aid Program (Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2007).