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Standard & Poors is the world's foremost provider
of independent credit ratings, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the largest and fastest-growing international accountancy body, with 320,000 students and members in 160 countries. ACCA has an extensive network of over 70 staffed offices and other centres around the world. Since 1995
the Corporate Governance site at CorpGov.net has facilitated the
ability of institutional and individual shareowners to better
govern corporations, enhancing both corporate accountability and
the creation of wealth. News, links, commentary, and advocacy
geared to the active investor.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) was established in 1927, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi, to garner support for India's independence and to further the interests of the Indian business community. Starting with 24 members, the number rose to 103 by 1947. Today with a membership of over 500 Chambers of Commerce, Trade Associations and Industry bodies, it speaks directly and indirectly for over 2,50,000 business units - small, medium and large - employing around 20 million people. The Indian business community, Through FICCI, has played a historical role in the country's struggle for freedom. This was acknowledged by the Father of the Nation - Mahatma Gandhi, who complimented and exhorted the Chamber in his historic address on the occasion of the 4th Annual Session held in 1931. Today, after five decades of independence, FICCI is in the vanguard of nation building and is moving ahead to integrate the Indian economy with the global mainstream.
To engage collectively with all stakeholders, so that economical development and globalization works for all and not only for the rich particularly in the context of a deepening conflict between ecological decline and challenges to establish patterns of social behavior on the hand, and economic expansion on the other.
IOD is a non-profit apex body of directors in government, public and private sectors in India committed to improving competitiveness of Indian business and industry.
The Centre For Corporate Governance was established in August 2001 by the (Institute of Directors India) with a view to galvanise good Governance practices in corporate and public life.It is affiliated to the World Council For Corporate Governance.
World Environment is a charity working with national governments and businesses to educate, encourage, assist, advise and influence them to ensure all development work is environmentally sustainable.
In 1955, Government of India decided to develop the oil and natural gas resources in the various regions of the country as part of the Public Sector development. With this objective, an Oil and Natural Gas Directorate was set up towards the end of 1955, as a subordinate office under the then Ministry of Natural Resources and Scientific Research. The department was constituted with a nucleus of geoscientists from the Geological survey of India.
WQC is a non-profit body constituted by 52 national quality organisations to synergise the activities of national quality bodies, foster international cooperation on quality initiatives and provide direction to quality movement on a global basis. It works with national governments and businesses to educate, encourage, assist, advise and influence them on all issues relating to quality of products and environment.
Established in the UK in 1974, Quality Management International (QMI) is world's leading organisation in Quality Management, TQM, ISO 9000, QS 9000, ISO 14000 and Business Process Reengineering. Over 50,000 managers and other professionals have already attended the training programmes provided by QMI throughout the world. Staffed by over 150 trainers and consultants of international repute, QMI is one of the most experienced organisations in its field.
HPCL had a humble beginning in 1974 with one refinery at Mumbai that had a refining capacity of 3.5 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA). The Lube oil refinery at Mumbai stood around 165000 Tonnes per annum. The sales turnover in that year was only Rs. 3.67 billion, and the net profit Rs. 58 million. But over the years, the Corporation has made judicious use of its assets to achieve tremendous growth. Dedicated and well - experienced manpower, strategically located refineries at Mumbai and Visakh and a widespread marketing network have enabled the company to carve a niche in the Indian oil industry today.
The Reliance Group with interest in textiles-petrochemicals-petroleum-oil & gas-power-telecom is the largest among Indian Business House at the turn of the century.
Oil India Limited (OIL) is a premier Indian National oil company under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas , Govt. of India, engaged in the business of Exploration, Development and Production of Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Transportation of Crude Oil and Production of LPG. The Company owns and operates a range of facilities and services required for the above business in the existing and new concessions in an environment-friendly and financially-efficient manner.
NTPC was incorporated in 1975. In the last 26 years, it has grown into the largest power utility of India. NTPC is the Sixth largest thermal power generator in the World and the Second most efficient utility in terms of capacity utilisation based on data of 1998.
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC), A Govt. of India Enterprise, was set up in 1975 with the onerous task of harnessing the vast untapped hydropower potential in the country.
KPMG is the global network of professional service firms whose aim is to turn understanding of information, industries and business trends into value. With more than 100,000 people worldwide, KPMG member firms provide advisory services from more than 760 cities in 155 countries. The India practice of KPMG was established in 1993 and comprises Indian and expatriate professionals. In India, KPMG operates out of its offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. KPMG offers a full range of services that include assurance services, tax and regulatory advisory, financial advisory services and management consulting. KPMG has a strong corporate governance practice and has worked with many clients around the globe. Many organisations are undertaking corporate governance self appraisal and are developing a code of best practice on good governance processes. Our approach involves a working session with boards of companies to review corporate governance principles and requirements, appropriateness of board composition, effective risk management, enhancing shareholder value and corporate strategy formulation.
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