whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Everything is coming up Capitalism
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ealthy, less-powerful entities all tugging in different directions. Not present here is also the idea of an impartial system; net neutrality, if you like. The system should not favour incumbents. I...

2. After Enron: the Corporate Governance of Corporate Social Investment
(Analysis/Analysis)

...es company recommends that you purchase a particular stock you need to be sure that their advice is based on impartial research. After Enron... So many justifications for the new rules introduced to...

3. Development organisations need to engage with ratings agencies
(Analysis/Analysis)

...in Europe) has led to an extreme amount of navel-gazing and tough new legislation to ensure transparency and impartiality in audits and analysis. The development sector is not subjected to this type ...

4. Climate Change: measurement, responsibility and risk
(Analysis/Analysis)

... the likely consequences of those changes are going to be over the short- and medium-term. The problem with impartial observers and scientists judging their results and offering “blame” i...

5. The best bridge out of poverty is over the future of cash
(Analysis/Analysis)

...lf-declared business magnate, who was meant – as a director of Fidentia – to be in a position of impartiality to oversee the running of the fund.  Turns out she took an R 8 million so...

6. Mama Jackie - the "Angel of Soweto" - assaults a journalist
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ts.   Even where outright illegality is not taking place, every charity benefits when donors know that impartial scrutiny is taking place and ensuring a continuing standard of service and effici...

7. So how exactly do you invest in the Fortune At The Bottom Of The Pyramid?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...to specially hired consultants.  The free flow of finance in capital markets depends on independent and impartial trend analysis and institutional ratings. Until CK Prahalad came along, the only...

8. Zackie Achmat, campaigner for HIV antiretrovirals, charged with genocide
(Analysis/Analysis)

...causing these deaths.  Hence he is responsible for genocide. It is a wild accusation and demands of an impartial international court that it decide on a matter of purely local conflict.  It...

9. Millennium Development Goals and the Measurement of Change
(Analysis/Analysis)

... it will be for them to do so themselves. Development without a goal is directionless.  A goal without impartial measurement will never be achieved. ...

10. The end of wild seafood and the myth of "free"
(Analysis/Analysis)

...  When a charity raises funds with the intention of giving something away then, without an external and impartial observer (such as Whythawk), it is impossible to measure the efficiency and cost ...

11. Investor Orientation for Development Ratings
(Events/Events)

...nion is that of the investor.  Whythawk’s goal is to provide ratings that embody high-quality and impartial delivery analysis.  No ‘index’ is used in determining these rati...

12. Investor Orientation
(Events/News)

...ion's future performance.  Whythawk’s goal is to provide ratings that embody high-quality and impartial delivery analysis. Whythawk evaluates weaknesses as well as strengths to determin...

13. 6 How does Whythawk remain impartial and objective?
(FAQs/Rating FAQs)

For each sector we have a specialised oversight committee that scrutinises the methodology used, as well as the overall quality of the reports. The members are drawn from various professions that have

14. Why Use Whythawk
(Static Content)

...ion's future performance.  Whythawk’s goal is to provide ratings that embody high-quality and impartial delivery analysis. Whythawk evaluates weaknesses as well as strengths to determin...

15. Ratings Methodology
(Static Content)

...oversight committee. Oversight Committee Oversight committees are composed of individuals selected for their impartiality and experience in the sector concerned. The committee is able to evaluate the ...

16. Why Use Whythawk
(Static Content)

...ion's future performance.  Whythawk’s goal is to provide ratings that embody high-quality and impartial delivery analysis. Whythawk evaluates weaknesses as well as strengths to determin...

17. Ratings Methodology
(Static Content)

...oversight committee. Oversight Committee Oversight committees are composed of individuals selected for their impartiality and experience in the sector concerned. The committee is able to evaluate the ...