standards

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BP chairman Albert Manifold will step down with immediate effect due to issues related to governance standards, oversight, and conduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

British oil giant BP unexpectedly removed Albert Manifold as chairman on Tuesday after less than one year in the role, citing "serious concerns" about governance standards, oversight and conduct at the company.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

BP said its board unanimously decided to remove Albert Manifold as chair, as well as a director, with immediate effect, citing “serious concerns raised to the Board related to important governance standards, oversight and conduct.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

OVP has long drawn attention to the poor conditions in Venezuelan jails, with the organisation warning that many do not meet the "minimum standards" which should be guaranteed by law.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

He was 37, still young by our standards, but on the threshold of old age by those of the sixteenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton