Smith, a former exotic dancer who is now a receptionist in an accounting firm, testified Carruth did not believe he would be held accountable for Adams's shooting.
Local councils should be accountable to the people, not to a government minister and a global accountancy firm.
Sarbanes-Oxley set new standard for public company boards, management and public accounting firms making each of the groups more accountable for inaccuracies in corporate financial statements.
The suit appeared to be aimed in part at emphasizing to the other Big Five accounting firms that in egregious cases the entire firm will be held accountable if auditors certify misleading financial statements.
They could be held even more accountable if firms were forced to disclose which of their payments go to central governments, which to regional ones and which to local administrations.Another area of the NGOs' focus is organisational structure.
Advocates say that private sector involvement is the only way to meet Texas' growing water needs, but critics worry about how accountable private firms will be to the public, and about the possibility of higher water rates.
The fact that the settlement payments will come from insurance rather than the personal assets of the former Lehman officers is unsatisfying to those who would like to see them held more accountable for the firm's collapse.
I'll be marching in support of the Press, in the hopes that they will hold this man accountable, and stand firm and in witness of behavior that attacks or defiles American freedoms and rights.
Presumably, CSR reporting should make it easier, not more difficult, for stakeholders like environmental groups, government regulators, unions and even company customers to hold each firm accountable in the marketplace.
It, together with more powerful tools for governments to wind down firms that fail, helps us hold firms accountable for the risks that they take.
