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G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, 2015

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Summary

The G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance help policy makers evaluate and improve the legal, regulatory, and institutional framework for corporate governance. They also provide guidance for stock exchanges, investors, corporations, and others that have a role in the process of developing good corporate governance. First issued in 1999, the Principles have become the international benchmark in corporate governance. They have been adopted as one of the Financial Stability Board’s Key Standards for Sound Financial Systems and endorsed by the G20.

Source
Issuer

OECD

Year

2015

Region

International

Issuer (type)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (International)

Instrument type

Principles

Disclosure instrument

Yes

Geographical scope

International

Mandatory or voluntary

Voluntary

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.75%
    • Low 0.03%
    • E focus: environment
    • S focus: collective bargaining, diversity, gender equality, human rights, value creation, compensation
    • G focus: audit, board independence, bribery, business ethics, corruption, financial reporting, internal control, money laundering, risk management, accountability
    • Finance, Management, Professional services, Public administration