BRITISH MANAGEMENT DATA FOUNDATION

Welcome to the BMDF Home Page

Welcome to the web site of the British Management Data Foundation. Here you will find a summary of our activities and other background information and, in particular, details of our publications.

Company Profile

The British Management Data Foundation (BMDF) was formed in 1979. It is an independent body concerned with matters affecting the performance and the global competitiveness of its member companies to whom it gives independent advice, information and data.

The companies and organisations supporting the BMDF do not have an overall corporate view. They represent many differing interests and viewpoints. This, however, is one of the strengths of the BMDF and enables issues to be considered from a wide perspective.

The aim of all BMDF activities is to achieve a better understanding of current core issues so as to enable more informed decision-making.

Activities include review meetings and the issue of data and information on a wide range of current matters of importance to industry.

The Foundation is non-profit-making and limited by guarantee. Funding is primarily by members' subscriptions.

More detailed information on the BMDF is shown in General Information.

A summary of meetings held and papers issued are shown in Papers and documents.

BMDF in the News

The BMDF is often in the news and below is a selection of references in the press to our work.

Press reviews of each of our publications on the European Treaties can be seen on 'Treaty reviews'.

Articles in the Press in which the work of the BMDF has been discussed:

• Article in The Daily Telegraph, 9 November 2009, on the Obituary of Anthony Cowgill.

• Article in The Sunday Telegraph, 1 November 2009, on the Treaty of Lisbon.

• 'Cowgill in demand, still young at 89', Article in the Financial Times, 22 September 2005, on the lunch held by the BMDF to mark the 25th anniversary of its founding.

• 'Cowgill in demand, still young at 89', Article in the Financial Times, 22 September 2005, on the lunch held by the BMDF to mark the 25th anniversary of its founding.

• 'Currency Markets' in The Business, 1/2 February 2004.

• 'The Dollar’s descent isn’t over, despite 8% fall against pound' in The Business, 14/15 December 2003.

• 'Sterling: Europe's Benchmark' in The Business, 27/28 October 2002, and also printed in Scotland on Sunday, 28 October 2002.

Letters in the Press from the BMDF:

• 'Constitution has not buried hopes of closer union', letter in the Financial Times, December 2003, on the inclusion of the term 'ever-closer union' and the 'passerelle' clause in the text of the draft constitution.

• 'Sliding Sterling', letter in the Financial Times, February 2003, on the stablility of Sterling.

• 'Renewable Energy', letter to the Financial Times, January 2003, on the problems of renewable energy.

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Eurotreaties.com contains details of the BMDF's books on the European Treaties together with the texts of the Treaties and other documents relating to the development of the European Union, including:

• The Treaty of Lisbon

• The Draft Constitution

• The Treaty of Nice

• The Treaty of Amsterdam