Corporate governance refers to the structure and value, which determine corporate direction and performance. The framework depends on the legal, regulatory, institutional, and ethical environment of the company's stakeholder community.
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HOUSTON, Texas - The Board of Directors of Dynegy Inc. (NYSE:DYN) today announced the election of former Texaco executive Robert C. Oelkers to the company's board of directors and Audit Committee, effective Aug. 6, 2002. According to Otis Winters, lead director and chairman...
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania- Alcoa Inc. announced that its Chairman and CEO, Alain Belda, and Executive Vice President and CFO, Rick Kelson, signed and submitted sworn statements today to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirming the SEC filings made by the company in...
LONDON, England - A Uk based couple who run Luscious Organic - (Europe’s first chain of hip not hippy organic corner stores and Luscious Low Fat Cafes and are known as London’s Low Fat Couple) has launched a global organic investors club aimed...
Socially Responsible Firm Says Post-Enron "Crisis of Confidence" Fueled Shareholder Discontent with Corporate Social and Environmental Performance
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - Alcoa's Board of Directors today adopted a resolution formalizing the company's general practice of retaining an independent accounting firm only for audit, audit-related services, and acquisition and due diligence reviews. "We have an independent and open relationship with our auditors,...
NEW YORK - TIAA-CREF, the premier pension system for educational and research institutions, today announced its corporate governance initiatives for 2002, including a major push to secure the right of shareholders to approve stock option plans, as well as efforts to encourage auditor...
Boston, USA - The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), convened to develop an internationally accepted framework for sustainability reporting for businesses and other organisations, announced today the appointment of fourteen members to its first Board of Directors. This announcement brings a year long independent...
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. today announced that Jeffrey M. Zalla has been promoted to the new position of Corporate Responsibility Officer and Vice President, Corporate Communications. He reports to Steven G. Warshaw, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chiquita. "This appointment recognizes Jeff's...