The site includes a library with a list of periodicals and links to other governance related sites. Our programs promote effective corporate governance for public, private and nonprofit enterprises. The site provides LENS papers and resources, and links to other sites and books. In 1996 LENS held the Monks Corporate Governance essay competition to develop academic interest and expertise in the field of corporate governance. It is a UK company.
LENS is an activist money manager.
The site links to publications, seminars and symposia, and the newsletter, Director's Monthly Newsletter, and the Director's Registry. The site offers quite a bit of content online and OECD recent publications and periodicals for purchase and download. OECD is currently developing Principles of Corporate Governance. Based on a broad and active public consultation process, these Principles represent the first attempt at an inter-governmental level to develop international standards for corporate governance. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is the international organization of the industrialized, market-economy countries.