Directors & Boards articles from June 1992

Directors & Boards archives from June 1992

Seize the moment. (merging environmental and economic goals) (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... Strong environmental performance can be turned into competitive advantage, and the U.S. can reap economic, environmental, and geopolitical benefits. After nearly 25 years of increasing government regulation, the nation enjoys a cleaner,...

The vital alliance. (reconciling business leaders and conservationists) (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... Business leaders and conservations each have a unique and increasingly interconnected role in preserving the earth's precious resources. I doubt there are many challenges more complex or pervasive than those involving the reconciliation of...

Reconstructing the regulatory framework. (environmental regulation) (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... Cooperative agreements and relevant regulations based on sound science could be the cornerstone of unified environmental and economic responsibility. Improving environmental performance is on the "A" list of every right-thinking industrial...

Environmental protection at a profit. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... |The notion that EPA could show American business how to save money struck me at first as somewhat preposterous.' As I look back at the last 20 years, it is hard to find a more contentious area of public policy than the environment. It is a...

The environment and U.S. competitiveness. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... A new regulatory focus is essential to get the maximum amount of protection at minimal economic and competitive disadvantage. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, compliance costs for environmental regulation make the typical...

Managing the transition to proactivity. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... A proactive approach to environmental management requires considerably more judgment and strategic thinking than simply being in compliance with regulations. CEOs face an ongoing challenge in translating their vision for the company into...

The criminalization of environmental law. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... Behavior that once would have triggered only civil proceedings resulting in fines may now set in motion criminal indictments as well. Environmental regulation is increasingly being driven by the threat of criminal prosecution -- prosecution...

Liability and the financial statement. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... Some guidance on when liabilities associated with environmental expenditures should be recognized, and when and what should be disclosed. There has been a significant increase in the volume of environmental disclosure provided by...

Liability issues for buyers and sellers. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... Thorough environmental due diligence and a strong contact can mitigate many of the potential risk and costs arising in corporate transactions. Increasing public scrutiny on environmental matters, current and evolving environmental...

Positioning yourself for EC regulations. (European Community) (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... A guide to understanding the changing European environmental regulatory landscape. The rapidly changing environmental regulations in the European Community (EC) will have an impact on U.S. companies' European operations. Companies are...

Green consumerism: the trend is your friend. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... While |green' is a moving target, we do know that it spells opportunity, and plenty of it -- for profits, sales, and deepened customer relationships. Consumers the world over are turning "green." Here in the U.S., the environment shifted...

Solid waste disposal: the heat is on. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... Municipal solid waste disposal is the most urgent concern of both elected officials and the public. American business is quickly becoming the target of costly and punitive environmental regulation and oversight. The American public has...

Shareholders press environmental issues. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... A 10-point environmental code known as the Valdez Principles has once again captured the limelight at many of this year's annual meetings. The environmental took center stage at many of this year's annual meetings with shareholders. Global...

The environmental investor. (Meeting the Environmental Challenge)
June 22, 1992... Look for an increasingly important and growing band of investors to base their decisionmaking on a company's proactive environmental initiatives. The environment will be a major investment theme in the 1990s. But it will have two...

Cleaning up the back office. (Corporate Restructuring)
June 22, 1992... In todayj's slow-growth markets, characterized by a high degree of parity in technology and price among competing products and services, customer service is fast becoming a company's key competitive advantage and point of differentiation....

Give directors restricted stock. (Director Compensation)
June 22, 1992... The demands on directors are increasing. While heavier demands may justify higher fees, they do not necessarily translate into support for the trend to increase the complexity of directors' compensation. As recently as the mid-1980s,...

Spotlight on women directors. (Welcome to the Board)
June 22, 1992... Almost half of the leading U.S. companies still do not have a woman serving as a corporate director, according to a recent census of the Fortune Industrial 500 and Service 500 companies. The board survey was done by Catalyst, the not-for-profit...

Directors: step up to your responsibilities. (Governance and the Board) (Column)
June 22, 1992... Governance and the Board I was invited to become FMC Corp.'s chief executive officer in a very civilized manner. The chairman of the board's search committee invited me to dinner in San Francisco, and over drinks he broke the news. I was...