Press Clippings
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2007 There's money to be made in carbon credits 'India should learn to earn carbon credits' 2006 2005 2004 Keep 'em separated Should corporate governance ratings be banned More corporate governance practices must be adopted .................................................................................. 2003 Sebi to look anew at multiple directorships Sebi to re-examine noms on company directorships JPC has missed the opportunity of cleansing the system 'Transparency hallmark of corporate governance' Companies told to be transparent Greening Industry Finding quality time Quaterly results format faces flak Wide Gap Between Staff, CEO remuneration: Study Corporate leadership has a role to play .................................................................................. 2002 The governance of globalisation The Hindu, Business Line, Bangalore, Jan. 3, 2002 Corp governance training necessary .................................................................................. 2001 'Banking on environment makes sound economic sense' Corporates should be accountable to all Engines of National Transformation TOP RUNG: Madhav Mehra, the first Asian to be elected Chairman, World Quality Council in conversation with Radhika Sachdev .................................................................................. 2000 Industry fails to draw benefits of ISO standards: WQC chief "Quality Guru" lays stress on ISO 14000 'Greatest business opportunities lie in environment, not IT 'We aim to build a synergy between business and environment' Flawed corporate governance norms worry quality gurus .................................................................................. 1999 Quality Street Going Green, Grassroots Up 'You can be imperfect, but be the first' .................................................................................. 1998 Quality means producing something Governments should be more transparent Work drives me further The Quality Circle The customer has become high quality conscious .................................................................................. 1997 Dr Mehra 'People our greatest asset to achieve World Class' It is always quality that matters most Mehra takes on the world "Quality norms to be stricter in future" "Companies which adapt to change will succeed" WQC urges govt to step up quality standards drive Respond innovatively to changes for success .................................................................................. 1996 Quality Man Guru of Substance 'India lags behind in quality standardization' "Quality can coexist with quantity" Long terms gains Never mind the width feel the quality .................................................................................. 1995 "Total Quality is the way of managing" Quality King NQA Quality gets Dutch council accreditation Low-cost certification plan for small-scale firms Quality begins at the top .................................................................................. 1994 "Total Quality is key to prosperit, harmony" .................................................................................. 1993 Quality wave heats state as firms get ISO 9000The Economic Times, New Delhi, Tuesday, 16 Novembe 1993 .................................................................................. 1991 An open-door policy .................................................................................. 1990 Training more vital than techBusiness World 19 June- 2 July 1991 Computer no match to human brain .................................................................................. "Moolha and not morals driving corporate agenda" says Dr. Mehra "The malaise in the governance of corporations is far deeper than what appears on the surface.... Corporates still use moral language but they do not believe that it has any objective foundation". This was stated by Dr Madhav Mehra at the recently concluded 3rd International Conference on Corporate Governance in Delhi.... read more .................................................................................. Press cuttings: "Unleashing the Power of Corporate Board" seminar conducted by Dr Madhav Mehra, Bangalore, 18 February 2003 Times of India, 19 February 2003 .................................................................................. Box ticking Corporate Governance is a recipe for disaster Press Release, 10 January 2003 “If there is one lesson to be learned from the high profile corporate failures of Enron, WorldCom, Marconi and the lot, it is that we must move away from the western model of a box ticking approach to corporate governance. Enron had ticked every box. The chairman of its audit committee was a person of irreproachable reputation and no less than the Dean of Standard Business School... full story .................................................................................. (CRC) will meet the February 28 deadline for submitting its report, the chairman of the commission, Mr. M.N. Venkatachalaiah, has said. The Hindu, Friday, January 4, 2002 "CRC will meet deadline deadline on submission of report" .................................................................................. "Corporate governance must go beyond shareholders" The Hindu, Business Line, Kolkata, December 29, 2001 CAN there be a convergence of corporate and public governance? This question reflects the core of a discussion that is being masterminded by Dr. Madhav Mehra, President of World Council for Corporate Governance, on a national scale...full story .................................................................................. Corporates should be more proactive in checking insider trading The Financial Express, Tuesday, July 24, 2001 With decision makers in the corporate sector getting embroiled in controversies, fear and scepticism reigns the stock market and business channels. Ensuring transparency and quality of corporate governance, according to Dr Madhav Mehra, international management expert and chairman of World Quality Council, is the only hope to rid the corporate sector of the crisis and regain lost confidence...full story .................................................................................. Press Release “CalPERS Withdrawal from Asian Markets Counter Productive” “CalPERS’ decision to withdraw investment from the emerging markets of South East Asia viz Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines is counter productive and not in the interest of its own shareholders.” says Dr Madhav Mehra, President World Council for Corporate Governance...full story .................................................................................. Press Release "Quality is not perfection of the same but being different", says Dr. Mehra "With the cambrian explosion in customer expectations, quality has been commoditised. The internet has brought forth a profound change in the competitive environment. In the warpspeed economy of today the value is added not by perfecting the same but by being different, profoundly different. Using our best people simply to cut costs through industrial age techniques such as Kaizen, Benchmarking, TPM and Six Sigma can be a gigantic waste of human capital". full story .................................................................................. Press Release "Corruption - a stumbling block in good governance" Says Dr P C Alexander, Governor, Maharashtra In a stirring address to 400 industry leaders and policy makers from 20 countries attending the recently concluded 2nd International Conference on Corporate Governance in Mumbai's Taj Hotel, Dr P C Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra stated that the "corruption in India was the biggest stumbling block to good governance". Quoting Mehbubul Haque, the distinguished economist, Dr Alexander stated "corruption in India is not down stream but upstream; it travels on wings to bank accounts in Switzerland; it promotes instead of imprisons the corrupts and perpetuates poverty. It is the greatest sin against humanity and calls for a crusade by everyone". full story
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