G20/OECD Principles of Corporate 
Governance
The G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance help policy makers evaluate and 
improve the legal, regulatory, and institutional framework for corporate governance. 
They also provide guidance for stock exchanges, investors, corporations, and others G20/OECD Principles  
that have a role in the process of developing good corporate governance. First 
issued in 1999, the Principles have become the international benchmark in corporate of Corporate Governance
governance. They have been adopted as one of the Financial Stability Board’s Key 
Standards for Sound Financial Systems and endorsed by the G20.
This 2015 edition takes into account developments in both the financial and corporate 
sectors that may influence the efficiency and relevance of corporate governance policies 
and practices.
G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Gover
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