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- 3. Post the Satyam Scam, A new provision for ____________ rotation was also implemented.
- 4. _____________ sites, Facebook and Instagram - social media is becoming a hunting ground for Sebi as it seeks to trace connections in various insider trading cases.
- 6. To increase low pension saving rates among private sector workers the Government mandated employers to establish an “________________ enrolment” scheme in 2012.
- 7. Carbon credit ratings agencies _________ carbon credit projects along various dimensions, including but not limited to the attributes featured in standards. They tend to sell their ratings via a subscription model to prospective credit buyers.
- 8. India has started working on a well-organized and rule-based Emissions Trading System (ETS), called the Carbon Creditm ___________________ Scheme.
- 10. Carbon credits are ________________ instruments where the buyer pays another company to take some action to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and the buyer gets credit for the reduction
- 14. ____________ Carbon Sequestration - This involves using natural processes—primarily photosynthesis—to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide and store it in living biomass and soils.
- 15. It is the replanting of trees on degraded or recently deforested land to restore ecosystems.
- 21. The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) __________________ - A widely used standard for emissions reporting. The protocol covers project emissions reporting and corporate emissions reporting.
- 23. The North Face goes on hike-alongs with _______________ to help it refine where pockets in its clothing should go.
- 26. _________________ emissions from the use and disposal of products can also be indirectly attributed to the organisation
- 27. In 2003, _______ started falsifying Satyam's financial records to depict a more rosy image of growth and profitability than the firm has actually accomplished.
- 28. One of the most famous examples of __________________ Thaler’s Nudge theory, a leading scholar of behavioral economics, was the placement of a fly-shaped sticker at the bottom of a urinal at the Amsterdam airport.
- 33. India is working towards women's ______________ through various policies and programs, including Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
- 34. Jeffrey Skilling, the former ________________ president, was convicted in 2006 on 19 counts, including insider trading. He was sentenced to 24 years and fined $45 million
- 35. ________________ change is increasingly recognised as a major challenge. It is widely accepted that the greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans are having a negative impact on the environment.
- 37. ____________________ being India’s largest industry and business association launched the first major reform in corporate governance. In 1996, the it constituted a task force to frame a corporate governance code for Indian companies
- 39. Kumar ______________ Birla Committee (1999) - First CG framework Contribution
- 40. SEBI (_____________ Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011
- 42. It is established to regulate and develop a market for securities in India.
- 44. Nudge theory is a concept in ______________ economics that suggests subtly guiding people toward making better choices without limiting their freedom of choice or using coercion
- 45. SEBI (Listing _______________ and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
- 46. Raj _______________ was the founder of the once-mighty hedge fund firm Galleon Group. The firm fell apart after he was arrested in 2009 on charges of conspiring to trade using insider information. The scheme could have brought in profits of some $20 million, according to the government.
- 47. The company sends people on drive-alongs to see how motorists use the features of the cars;
- 49. Nudge theory is a concept in behavioral economics that suggests __________________ guiding people toward making better choices
- 50. Carbon credit ________________ and marketplaces connect buyers with project developers. Some list projects they helped finance and develop, raising the potential for conflicts of interest
- 51. NITI Aayog is the nodal institution for achieving SDGs in the country, leading the 2030 __________ with the spirit of cooperative and competitive federalism.
- 53. Corporate governance in India is the structure of rules and powers that are used in the management of corporate organizations. Investor interest and regulatory ______________ continue to escalate, so companies can no longer overlook governance frameworks
- 54. ____________ Technologies had a long history of aggressively entering markets and challenging regulators in order to achieve its operating goals.
- 55. Carbon credits are supposed to represent one ___________ ton of carbon dioxide equivalent gas.
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- 1. Spain - The country operates an opt-out system for organ donation. All citizens are _________________ registered for organ donation unless they choose to state otherwise.
- 2. Uday Kotak Committee (2017) – Board______________ , disclosures
- 5. Sebi keeping tabs on social media for ______________ trading clues
- 9. In the absence of government regulations requiring dramatic reductions of __________ gas emissions that are causing climate change, a growing number of companies are adopting “net zero” targets.
- 11. Voluntary carbon credits means companies choose to do it to be more eco-friendly, while ____________ means they are required to do it by rules or laws.
- 12. After observing through__________________ , that people spent more time cleaning their mop than cleaning their floors, P&G famously came up with the Swiffer mop.
- 13. Satyam is known as the "_________ Scandal of Indian Histor
- 16. An emissions reduction, commonly resulting from a project undertaken in the developing world, which has been sold to compensate for emissions elsewhere.
- 17. ________________ serve as a communication tool, facilitating discussions between team members, stakeholders, and potential investors.
- 18. 2015: SEBI replaces Clause 49 with very rigorous governance norms under its ______________ Regulations
- 19. ___________ options: Automatic enrollment in a retirement plan is a classic example, as it significantly increases participation compared to an opt-in system.
- 20. International Organization of _______________ Commissions
- 22. The _____________ Committee Report (1979) was the first of its kind to identify the significant effects caused by company employees misusing market- sensitive information to manipulate stock prices, thereby undermining market integrity and harming public investors.
- 24. SEBI (Issue of Capital and __________ Requirements) Regulations, 2018
- 25. SEBI (____________ of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015
- 29. Boston Consulting Group implemented a policy in its ___________________ system, to enable leaders to be more considerate of employees’ life outside work.
- 30. In India, carbon credits can be created under two types of systems: _______ and compliance.
- 31. To manage ______________ risk, some carbon credit providers include a form of insurance: They set aside a percentage of the carbon credits generated by a project to hold in reserve and offer as compensation if reversals occur. Alternatively, buyers can self insure by purchasing more credits than they currently need.
- 32. Social______________: Displaying the names of colleagues who have already enrolled in a charitable giving program can encourage others to join, based on social proof.
- 36. In December 2004, the MCA formed the ____________________ Committee. This committee while taking lessons from the international scenario, applied the lessons to the Indian economy.
- 38. It is the permanent, human-driven clearing of forested land, primarily for agricultural expansion (soy, palm oil, cattle ranching), logging, and urban development.
- 41. Permanence risk - This refers to the possibility that the GHG emissions avoided or removed from the atmosphere as a result of a carbon credit project might be _______________ rather than permanent benefits, with a “reversal” resulting in such carbon being released into the atmosphere.
- 43. ________________ Mapping is a team process that helps you to identify the thoughts and feelings of a particular group – usually customers – on a specific issue.
- 48. By contrast, customers know they are being shadowed during “shop-a-longs” and often provide “stream of_________________” narratives about what they think, feel, and do throughout their shopping journey.
- 49. A product’s profits need to be________________ , given no company wants to spend money building a product only to discover they can’t turn first-time buyers into long-term customers.
- 52. ___________________ Committee: The committee defined corporate governance “as the system by which companies are directed and controlled”. This definition is the most concise form of definition of corporate governance.