CDF Program Accreditation

Corporate Directors Forum is an accredited provider of CGQ credit. First introduced in 2002, CGQ measures the strengths, deficiencies and overall quality of a company's corporate governance practices and board of directors. Director education is one of eight categories that affect a company’s score. Your participation at CDF events will help to increase CGQ ranking of the boards in which you serve on. In order to qualify for credits you must be an active director on the board of a publicly traded company.

CGQ ratings are based on 65 unique variables across eight categories:
1. Board, 2. Audit, 3. Charter and Bylaw Provisions, 4. State of Incorporation, 5. Executive and Director Compensation, 6. Qualitative Factors, 7. Ownership, 8. Director Education.

At each event you attend simply sign the registration sheet and take a certificate of completion. The CDF staff will then report your credits to RiskMetrics on a bi-annual basis (January and July).

For more information on RiskMetrics and CGQ please visit the RiskMetics website.
Please click here for information on how to review your companies’ score and underlining information.

Corporate Directors Forum is an accredited provider of MCLE credits (provider number 12857). California attorneys who attend CDF events are eligible to fulfill their required legal education requirements through our programs.

Each California attorney must complete 25 credit hours of education every 3 years. Each regular CDF program provides 1 credit hours of education. The Directors Forum conference provides 13.5 credit hours.

In order to receive your credit just sign MCLE sign in form at the event and take a certificate of attendance. Each attorney is responsible for submittal of his or her education to the State Bar of California, however CDF will maintain a record of event attendance.

For more information on MCLE credits, please visit the State Bar of California MCLE website.

Corporate Directors Forum is an accredited provider of CPE credits. California certified public accountants that attend CDF events are eligible to fulfill their required education requirements through our programs.

Each California CPA must complete a specified amount of continuing education. Each regular CDF program provides 1 credit hours of education. The Directors Forum conference provides 13.5 credit hours.

In order to receive your credit just sign CPE sign in form at the event and take a certificate of attendance. Each CPA is responsible for submittal of his or her education to the California Board of Accountancy for CPE Credits, however CDF will maintain a record of event attendance.

For more information on CPE credits, please visit the CA Board of Accountancy website.

All CDF event participants are encouraged to register at the event and receive a certificate of attendance. This certificate provides acknowledgement of your continued education of corporate governance. At each event you attend simply sign the registration sheet and take a certificate of completion.

Many current directors provide these certificates to their boards to confirm their continuing education. Additionally if you’re looking to join a new board or become a director for the first time you can provide these certificates during the candidate selection process, as evidence of your committment to director education.