• EU Company Law & Corporate Governance and EU Accounts Modernisation Directive
• EU European Transparency Initiative (ETI) - "to increase openness and accessibility of EU institutions, raise awareness over the use of the EU budget and make the Union’s institutions more accountable to the public" - EU Commission Siim Kallas' website
• EU - civil society dialogue - European Commission’s framework of consultation and dialogue with civil society and other interested parties
• the EU and corporate social responsibility - "CSR - a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis" and "contributing to sustainable development while enhancing Europe’s innovative potential and competitiveness"
• EU Strategy 2007-2012 on health & safety at work - "for both economic and human reasons ... prominent on the EU policy agenda"

• UK - Combined Code - UK Financial Reporting Council - Combined Code (including Higgs Report & Turnbull guidance) -July 2003
• UK - ICAEW corporate governance links
• Risk and corporate governance: Turnbull Report - The UK Stock Exchange accepted the Turnbull recommendations to include health, safety and environmental, reputation and business probity issues among the risks to be identified and assessed on an ongoing basis, as part of good corporate governance
• Germany - Corporate Governance Code - making Germany's corporate governance rules transparent for both national and international investorsand addressing issues - especially from the international community - leveled against German corporate governance
• USA - SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) for information about the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance requirements - SEC views on future of SOX -and analysis by NIRI

• OECD corporate governance principles and steering group on corporate governance
• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• OECD sustainable development initiatives

• World Bank - The World Bank's assessments of corporate governance institutional frameworks and practices across five continents
• EBRD Guidelines - the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) guidelines for 'sound business standards and corporate practices
• EBRD Environmental & Social Policy - the EBRD expects clients to assess and manage the environmental and social issues associated with their projects, so that they meet good international practice for sustainable development.
• UN Global Compact + 'partners in civil society'
• CorpWatch - "holding corporations accountable"
• International Corporate Governance Network - (ICGN) its 250 members represent investment organizations and corporations from 20 nations with $12 trillion under management
• PIRC Corporate Governance Service - UK independent research and advisory consultancy providing services to institutional investors on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
• Centre for Corporate Governance (Sydney) - engaged in major research projects with industrial and professional partners - see also The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of Company Boards and Directors
• The Corporate Library (international corporate governance research - Nell Minnow)
• Corporate Governance NETwork - news, links and commnetary

links to sites covering public affairs, issues management & international business:

• Centre for International Business & Management (CIBAM) -The Judge Business School, Cambridge University
• The Cambridge Network - "Cambridge ideas change the world"
• The Institute of Interim Management (IIM) - for best practice in interim management in the UK and internationally
• European Centre for Public Affairs (ECPA)
• tomspencer.info (Tom Spencer's speeches & articles on public affairs & public policy)
• The Public Affairs Council - Washington
• The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)