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Corporate Governance and Ethics
The Audit Committee Index is an objective, 360 degree, board-driven, confidential, web based evaluation tool to allow a company to assess the strengths of its audit committee and highlight areas for improvement. The content of The Audit Committee Index was developed in cooperation with FERF, the research affiliate of FEI and:
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The Foundation has compiled information related to "whistleblower" policies. Management First (based in the UK) provides an article on "Establishing a policy for whistle blowing".
The web site of the National Whistleblower Center can be found at www.whistleblowers.org. One interesting article from the site is "Protection for Private Sector Employee Whistleblowers."
A U.K. based organization called the Commission for Health Improvement has developed a policy for whistleblowers, which it posted on the web in PDF format.
A number of universities have also made their whistleblower policies available.