News Archive: Governance

MTS Allstream Receives “2011 Governance Gavel Award” from Canadian Coalition for Good Governance

“Ten To-Do’s for Audit Committees in 2011” KPMG

From number one, “Keep your eye on the ball: financial reporting and related internal control risk,” to number 10, “Make time to review and discuss the new Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on The Audit Committee,” the Ten to-do’s point to key issues that every audit committee should have on their radar as they help guide their companies forward in an uncertain economic environment and a new regulatory landscape. [Click on Pic to learn more]

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MTS Allstream Receives “2011 Governance Gavel Award” from Canadian Coalition for Good Governance

“Preventing Corruption in Foreign Operations” Gregory Draper, MNP

Last month the first shots were fired in the Canadian war against foreign corruption. Calgary-based Niko Resources was fined $9.5-million after pleading guilty for violations of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (“CFPOA”). The company was also placed on court-ordered probation for three years, during which time it will have to improve its corporate culture and financial reporting practices. [Click on Pic to learn more]

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MTS Allstream Receives “2011 Governance Gavel Award” from Canadian Coalition for Good Governance

Putting the Environment on a Level Playing Field with Traditional Financial Measures: An IISD Paper

The need for consistent, decisive ecological accounting principles has been argued in professional circles for some time, but is perhaps never better illustrated than right now in aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon ecological catastrophe. This need was brought home for tens of thousands of BP PLC investors when they lost close to $100 billion in share value almost overnight. [Click on Pic to learn more]

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