whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. People, Planet and Profits: the complexities of corporate governance
(Analysis/Analysis)

...S CEOs and Chairman of the Board are frequently rolled into one. This removes the idea of a robust external oversight board. The result has been controversial pay to executives as well as Enron-styl...

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

...gs scandal. Often directors wait until the press have uncovered wrong-doing or embarrassment before putting oversight structures in place. By then a firm's reputation may already have been damag...

3. "Be sure, we will be watching you," the other GB and the pursuit of social justice
(Analysis/Analysis)

... book to figure out how to shut the press down. Our new government no less than our old one has emasculated oversight commissions designed to prevent the abuse of power. Do those, like Bizos, who ch...

4. Demonstration Enterprise Development Consultant B
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

...red Section 21 company, not-for-gain.  They are audited annually and do have a board of governance with oversight over their operations.  We have not received a copy of the audited financial...

5. Demonstration Enterprise Development Consultant A
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

... highly reliant on contractors, particularly as they scale down operations, and it is unclear as to how much oversight will continue to be exercised.  To date, though, oversight appears to have b...

6. Responsibility Reputation Risk - a conference on corporate social investment
(Events/Events)

...heir expertise or experience. Charities and development organisations are at significant risk from a lack of oversight and poor financial controls along with esoteric and poorly-measured objectives.&n...

7. 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

8. 5 What are the specific things that Whythawk measures?
(FAQs/Rating FAQs)

...r components to a rating: the skills of the people who perform the service of the organisation the level of oversight and organisation of the organisation feedback from beneficiaries and clients of ...

9. Ratings Methodology
(Static Content)

...will provide the rated organisation with an indication of the rating level they will recommend to the rating oversight committee. Oversight Committee Oversight committees are composed of individuals s...