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January 30, 2023 | IMIEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. (IMI) was recently recognized for its exemplary corporate governance performance during the recently held ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) Golden Arrow Awards night organized by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD).
The company received the Three Golden Arrow award from ICD during the recognition night held last January 20, 2023. Such accolade is given to publicly-listed companies that have uplifted the quality of corporate governance disclosures. This celebration is both a milestone and a reminder for companies to continuously adhere and improve corporate governance practices.
ACGS aims to raise and maintain corporate governance in the region while helping improve investor perception, making companies at par with global standards, giving more access to financing, and strengthening stakeholder relationships, among others. ICD is a non-stock, not-for-profit organization dedicated to professionalizing corporate directorship and raising the corporate governance standards in the country.
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