The need for built in safety net mechanisms to protect citizens from corporate corruption, the importance of companies adhering strictly to their codes of conduct, the role of the civil society and the media, as well as the need for effective law enforcement were also underscored.

That said, the initiative must prove its value in the next couple of years by implementing a meaningful and sufficiently tough process by which companies' adherence to the principles will be evaluated and benchmarked.

The commitment of developed countries in this area, the making available of the resources needed to pursue technical assistance and capacity building, and the requisite social responsibility of individual firms were also stressed.

Even the recently announced privatization of non controlling stakes in the largest state owned firms while timely and laudable will not create an irreversible commitment to reform.

However, its contracts with suppliers contained no penalty clauses and the consortium had failed to enter into a formal commitment to complete the projects within certain costs and time lines.

This is done either by redefining the sector subsector to which a commitment applies or by going from one partial commitment to another one.

Second, just as a collective effort is needed to strengthen the skills of national workforces, so, too, an industry commitment is required to support small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) as part of the wider business environment.

Breach of an international obligation

That is quite a commitment.

But the commitment of these independent political entities to the euro cannot match the history of America s commitment to the dollar.

one case of non compliance

Observance of a minute of silence

Reporting was an obligation, not a choice.

We have an obligation to encourage and support them.

Big companies. Big companies.

The Japanese typically try to keep quiet.

Egypt's commitment to the establishment of a nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East is unquestionable.

Everyone has a generalized commitment to progress.

I can assure you of my own personal commitment as well as that of Sweden and of course that of Ambassador Jan Eliasson to this cause, in his capacity as President of the General Assembly.

Even basic elements of business organization like limiting public shareholders obligation for corporate debts are said by Brazilian legal experts, such as Bruno Salama, to remain an open question, with all shareholders potentially exposed, especially in labor and tax lawsuits.

The Central African Republic, a former French colony, has gone through major social movements, in which human beings, in all their complexity, have always been central.

Article 10

A planning obligation has been in effect since 1998.

Minute of silent prayer or meditation

Date and venue of the second session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (Agenda item 2 (f))

The international community's commitment must be sustained.

Publicists could work in large companies as in little companies.

And all of this with a promise to keep silent under threat of death.

We urge Russia to undertake a similar commitment.

Not to do so would mean to renege on political commitments and to severely damage the EU's credibility in the world.

The wording in paragraph 2, which refers to an obligation established by a rule of the international organization , is intended to refer to any obligation arising from the rules of the organization.

We, the Corporations?

Statutory Companies.

Individual Corporations

Corporate responsibility

Multinational corporations outperform traditional corporations operating in just one country.

Corporate leaders realized that economic incentives accrued from being a good corporate citizen.

Wherewithal to deliver. China s commitment to stability has teeth.

All you need is genuine commitment and mutual interests.

The commitment and monitoring of the Government to this process is seen as essential.

There are arguments for caution in this process.

We urge the Tribunals to remain vigilant in that regard.

The State party is under an obligation to avoid similar violations in the future.

She affirmed the commitment of UNICEF to the Millennium Development Goals and to United Nations reform.

Malaysia reiterated its commitment to cooperating in such efforts.