The role of the corporate sector, and corporate strategies

If you are in the corporate sector, you love micro credit.

(f) Engaging corporate and other private sector actors in sustainable development

How can the private sector, both corporate and smallholder, be better engaged?

Civil society and corporate sector, which would contribute to the initiative, ruled by principles of corporate responsibility and social, cultural, environmental and technical sustainability.

In sum, corporate meddling in politics is bad not just for those members of society who are not corporate shareholders. It also can be expected to reduce shareholder value and retard the development of an economy s corporate sector.

Also, the majority of forests are owned by the public sector but are managed (formally or informally) by the private sector, both corporate and smallholder.

That is not true of India, where exports are still mainly skill and capital intensive. Economic reform clearly has made the Indian corporate sector more vibrant and competitive, but most of the Indian economy is not in the corporate sector (public or private).

36 However, a distinction should be drawn between State support and excessive State intervention in the corporate sector.

Many homebuilders are near bankrupt, as are some hedge funds and other highly leveraged institutions. Even in the US corporate sector, defaults will rise, owing to sharply higher corporate bond spreads.

In the corporate sector, women at the top, C level jobs, board seats tops out at 15, 16 percent.

71. At present there appears to be a mismatch between corporate environmental disclosures and the needs of financial sector stakeholders.

We have overhauled our legal system, and we are adopting high standards of good governance in the corporate and public sector.

It is complemented by analytical work examining ways to improve corporate governance, enhance enterprise restructuring and increase competition in the industrial sector.

Why would two women who were enjoying successful careers in investment banking in the corporate sector leave to found a financial services firm?

This partnership initiative between the non profit sector, the corporate sector, and the government, influences strategic investment and involvement through community driven projects across British Columbia to enhance outcomes for children under age six.

Grundsatzkommission Corporate Governance (German Panel for Corporate Governance) (2000). Corporate Governance Rules for German Quoted Companies.

And she said, I want to write a case, Euvin a case on a public sector leader that has lessons for the corporate world.

Approximately 2000 stakeholders (government, CSOs, donors, corporate sector, district government leaders and others) were consulted in 67 meetings over an 8 month period (2002).

In his report, Sachs outlines six areas of private sector contributions increasing productivity and creating jobs service delivery through public private partnerships responsible corporate governance and citizenship contributing to policy designs advocacy of the MDGs and corporate philanthropy (UNDP 2005).

Statement on Global Corporate Governance Principles. International Corporate Governance Network.

The Asian earthquakes and tsunamis of 26 December 2004 were followed by tremendous support, at an unprecedented level, from private citizens and the corporate sector.

Private sector initiatives to meet corporate environmental goals and develop more environment friendly products as part of strategic marketing initiatives are also drivers of change.

Corporate strategy

Corporate responsibility

Revised Statement on Global Corporate Governance Principles. International Corporate Governance Network.

Finance Committee on Corporate Governance (2000). Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance.

Capacity building among National Committees and selected country offices will remain a high priority in the pursuit of successful fund raising alliances with the corporate sector.

UNDP capacity development interventions will be closely coordinated with and complement those of SMEs, Governments, the Special Unity for TCDC, Country Offices and the corporate sector.

Corporate Governance Committee (2004). The Belgian Code on Corporate Governance ('Lippens Code')

Committee on Corporate Governance (1999). Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance.

Finally, participants noted the importance of corporate social responsibility in ensuring that value systems were brought to bear on promoting pro poor policies within the private sector.

Corporate specific reasons.

Initiative Corporate strategy

Corporate fund raising.

Corporate criminal liability

Corporate criminal liability

Corporate leaders realized that economic incentives accrued from being a good corporate citizen.

Recognizes the need for strong partnerships with civil society organizations and the private sector in pursuit of poverty eradication and development, as well as for corporate social responsibility

In this context, one delegation called for a stronger ethos of corporate developmental responsibility, so as to ensure that the business sector is a positive agent of development.

Stresses the need to continuously improve standards of corporate and public sector governance, including accounting, auditing and measures to ensure transparency, noting the disruptive effects of inadequate policies

It is the repository of cutting edge sustainable technologies, pioneering research and development, world class management, and leadership in environmental sustainability. Yet at the same time, the corporate sector lobbies aggressively to gut environmental regulations, slash corporate tax rates, and avoid their own responsibility for ecological destruction.

Committee on Corporate Governance (1997). Corporate Governance in the Netherlands Forty Recommendations (Peters Code).

European Corporate Governance Institute. (In particular, see index of corporate governance codes by country.

22. Recognizes the need for strong partnerships with civil society organizations and the private sector in pursuit of poverty eradication and development, as well as for good corporate governance