MonthDecember 2006

The Environment: Is It Too Late?

Source: MIT Technology Review A special report in the July/August issue of MIT’s Technology Review concludes that we can avoid the catastrophic effects of global warming if we act now. The report says that we need more effective deployment of existing energy technologies while we begin building a sustainable energy infrastructure for the future. The…

Know Your Stakeholders

The Journal of Accountancy, December 2006, provided the following list of the typical stakeholders for publicly owned corporations. It’s a good reference if you want to identify the stakeholders for your company.  Financial stakeholders ·         Shareholders (institutions, hedge funds, employees and individuals) ·         Bond holders ·         Banking institutions ·         Employees (including unions) ·         Other sources…