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Public disclosure becomes even more crucial if Harvard decides to hire a private accounting firm to do the monitoring, instead of a non-profit organization such as Amnesty International. Recently, an independent study found that the accounting firm Ernst & Young's audit of a Nike factory in Vietnam was riddled with errors and oversights. Accounting firms are less likely to be familiar with local conditions and to earn the trust of workers than nonprofits, who typically consult with local community organizations. Furthermore, most such firms are or have been under contract to garment companies--an unacceptable conflict of interest...
Darling also suggested a complete audit of the council's books and an announcement of the balance of all accounts at each meeting...
Pressure in the local media, combined with theresults of an Ernst and Young audit, forced theissue, however. But while the club decides whetherto prosecute its former president, Harvard willkeep largely out of the picture, according toReardon...
...inspectors also sanction wood products made from its approved forests if their manufacturer meets yet another set of criteria. Certified products, including Gibson's Les Paul Exotics line of guitars, are allowed to carry the FSC symbol, which features a tree with a checkmark. "It's a verifiable audit trail," says Jamie Ervin, the executive director of the FSC's U.S. branch. "Instead of just being hit with negative images about rain-forest destruction, consumers can look for a logo that lets them make a positive environmental choice...
...only requirement imposed on Institute of Politics fellows is to lead a discussion group on a topic of our choice. Beyond that, we have the run of the University, including an open invitation to audit courses. I have settled on Samuel Huntington's course on "American National Identity" and William Gienapp's "Coming of the Civil War," and I am offering a study group on western regional politics. To me, this all fits together in a pattern which makes perfectly good sense, but I know the pattern is far less apparent to most of the people around...