Institute of Directors is an apex body of corporate directors, committed to improving the competitiveness of Indian Business by focusing on development of its leadership. It is an Internationally recognized body that fulfills both the professional and recreational needs of directors. It acts as nodal organisation development of the directors to fulfuil their leadership role in creating wealth and happiness of all stakeholders of the business enterprise and the society at large by creating countrywide awareness on quality, CRM, CSR, Corporate Governance issues (www.iodonline.com).

Worldwide Quality Management Network was established in UK in 1990. WQMN is the world's premier network of quality professionals offering state of the art training and consultancy to individuals and companies worldwide-from Monsterrat to Malaysia and Indonesia to Illinois helping them to realize the potential and manage the change process to become globally competitive. WQMN offers an opportunity to share world's best practices, strategies, experiences (www.wwquality.com)

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Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), is an apex professional organization, representing the Central, State Public Enterprises, Banks and other Institutions. Its vision is to enable its Member Enterprises to be globally competitive in a market driven environment. SCOPE performs a consultative and interactive role between the enterprises and various ministries, departments of the governments. It encourages and generates atmosphere of collective endeavour for public enterprises. It works with the member enterprises, governments, international organizations and NGOs to help, enhance efficiency in member enterprises. SCOPE is one of the three constituents of the Council of Indian Employers and is a Member of International Organization of Employers.

Bangalore Management Association

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World Council For Corporate Governance , a leading provider of knowledge about best practices in corporate governance to company boards, policy makers, investors, fund managers, financial advisors, researchers, academics and other interested parties cooperative relationships between organizations committed to improving quality of corporate governance worldwide (www.wcfcg.net).

World Environment Foundation (WEF) is a non-profit, non-government organisation solely dedicated to the improvement of the environment. It develops and implements strategies for improving ecological balance through proper management of the environment. It builds synergy between business and environment by helping industry to discover the opportunity for profit and growth through sustainable development . WEF works with S M Charitable Trust for Poverty Alleviation and upliftment of the downtrodden and socially excluded through PATHIC (Preventive Action through Health Information & Counseling) and PREWALE (Poverty Reduction by Empowering Women & Locally Excluded) (www.wef.org.uk).

NQAQSR, Established in 1992, NQAQSR is India's fastest growing and the largest privately owned certification body solely engaged in the third party assessment and certification of documented quality and environmental management systems to the international standards ISO 9000 series and ISO 14001. NQAQSR has provided certification to over 700 companies which include some major public sector undertakings, multinationals and private sector establishments, besides a large number of registered small scale industrial units. NQAQSR's quality management system certification scheme is accredited both by RvA, the Dutch Council for Accreditation and by JASANZ, the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand. It's EMS Certification Scheme is also accredited by JASANZ, covering all sectors of industry (www.nqacertification.com).

World Quality Council, is an independent international network of national quality organisations to promotes quality management principles to improve the quality of products and services, the quality of organisation, the quality of environment and ultimately to improve the quality of life in society (www.worldqualitycouncil.org).

Centre for Corporate Governance is known as dominant center for study and application of principles of good corporate governance. The prime objective of CFCG is to improve the functioning of corporations and the credibility and liquidity of stock markets by promoting research and practice of Corporate governance Principles. It formulates Codes for Good Corporate governance and conducts research relating to best practices (www.cfcg.net).

Quality Management International (QMI), Established n the UK in 1974, Quality Management International (QMI) is World's leading organisation in Quality Management, TQM, ISO 9000, QS 9000, ISO 14000 and Business Process Reengineering. Over 50,000 managers and other professionals have already attended the training programmes provided by QMI throughout the world. QMI's In-House Training Programmes are part of a flexible and indivualised approach to the requirements (www.wwquality.com).

Foundation for Good Governance, is a registered society dedicated to bring about economic and social transformation through transparency, integrity, accountability, probity and equity in governance. FFGG acts as a think tank to design strategies and develop action plans to improve quality of governance at central, state, municipal, district and panchayat level. It also networks with all like minded organisations in their fight to inadequate corruption both upstream and downstream. It also designs, develops and conducts training programe specially focused on politicians, policy makers and administrators on transparency, accountability, probity, equity, integrity and environmental and social responsibility.

PIAS (Partnership In Action for Sustainability) is a joint initiative of the World Council For Corporate Governance, World Environment Foundation (WEF), Center For Corporate Governance (CFCG), Institute of Directors (IOD) and World Quality Council (WQC) to put sustainability issue on the top of economic, social and political agenda. PIAS aims to create awareness among business organisations that sustainability has to become the end game of business and that environment is the biggest business opportunity of 21st Century. (www.wem.net)