The role that corporate transparency plays in investment decisions was recognized.

EITI could also extend to cover transparency in corporate revenues gained from extractive operations.

The European Union welcomed the ongoing international debate on corporate social responsibility, business ethics, accountability and transparency.

In its Agreed Conclusions the Group recommended that the report entitled Transparency and Disclosure Requirements for Corporate Governance be updated and that an annual study to assess the state of reporting on corporate governance be undertaken.

The work for the nineteenth session culminated in the 2002 report Transparency and disclosure requirements for corporate governance (referred to as ISAR 15).

At its tenth quadrennial conference, which was held in Bangkok in February 2000, member States requested UNCTAD to promote increased transparency and improved corporate governance.

The guidelines included several aspects prior informed consent and consultation with indigenous peoples written agreements compensation monitoring and recourse transparency full application of corporate environmental policies.

Discussions focused on how ISAR could contribute to the improvement of corporate governance practices in member States and on how it could assist developing countries and economies in transition in identifying and implementing best corporate governance practices to achieve better transparency and accountability.

(c) Promoting transparency among private entities, including, where appropriate, measures regarding the identity of legal and natural persons involved in the establishment and management of corporate entities

In the area of corporate governance and transparency, assistance has been provided to Angola, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

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

These measures could be coupled with legislation and regulations to ensure transparency in the accounting of business expenses of individual or corporate entities doing business with the Government.

The Group of Experts had noted that in view of new developments in corporate governance disclosures, there might be a need to update the secretariat's report entitled Transparency and disclosure requirements for corporate governance , which had first been discussed at the nineteenth session of ISAR.

18. 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

20. 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

21. 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

24. 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

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

The role of the corporate sector, and corporate strategies

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If the twenty second session finds these revisions comprehensive and acceptable, it could recommend the finalization and dissemination of this report as voluntary guidance on good practices on corporate governance disclosure that could contribute towards further convergence of disclosures in this area to improve corporate transparency and facilitate investment.

Finally, it was underlined that good corporate governance and transparency improve investor confidence, reduce the cost of investment and help to develop capital markets by mobilizing both domestic and foreign investment.

Corporate strategy

Corporate responsibility

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Expected accomplishment (c) should read as follows Improved opportunities for enterprises in developing countries and countries with economies in transition to enhance their competitiveness through deepened linkages between domestic and foreign firms and better understanding of emerging issues in accounting and reporting standards, corporate responsibility, transparency and good corporate practices .

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

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7. Urges Member States carefully to consider the problems posed by the international aspects of corrupt practices, especially as regards international economic activities carried out by corporate entities, and to study appropriate legislative and regulatory measures to ensure the transparency and integrity of financial systems and transactions carried out by such corporate entities

7. Urges Member States carefully to consider the problems posed by the international aspects of corrupt practices, especially as regards international economic activities carried out by corporate entities, and to study appropriate legislative and regulatory measures to ensure the transparency and integrity of financial systems and transactions carried out by such corporate entities

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.

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

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Transparency

Transparency

Transparency

Transparency

The Role of the Board in Disclosure An Examination of What Codification Efforts Say . Paper prepared for the South Eastern Europe Corporate Governance Roundtable on Transparency and Disclosure Implementation and Enforcement, sponsored by the OECD.

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