Published in its 18th year, the ROB Board Games considers dozens of governance criteria, extending beyond those required by formal regulations. Aurora achieved a score of 67 (out of a total score of 100), representing a significant increase over the prior year, a substantially higher ranking than others in its peer group of companies.
'Aurora's improvement in the ROB Board Games was made possible by the swift and responsible actions by the collective Board and with the full support of management,' said
In partnership with its strategic advisors and the active participation of all Board members, Aurora was able to implement a series of important changes ahead of the close of its fiscal year,
The 2019 Board Games and complete methodology can be accessed here. Aurora's Board of Directors circular can be viewed here.
About Aurora
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Highly differentiated from its peers, Aurora has established a uniquely advanced, consistent and efficient production strategy, based on purpose-built facilities that integrate leading-edge technologies across all processes, defined by extensive automation and customization, resulting in the massive scale production of high-quality consistent product. Designed to be replicable and scalable globally, our production facilities are designed to produce cannabis at significant scale, with high quality, industry-leading yields, and low-per gram production costs. Each of Aurora's facilities is built to meet European Union Good Manufacturing Practices ('EU GMP') standards. Certification has been granted to Aurora's first production facility in Mountain View County, the MedReleaf Markham facility, and its wholly owned European medical cannabis distributor Aurora Deutschland. All Aurora facilities are designed and built to the EU GMP standard.
In addition to the Company's rapid organic growth and strong execution on strategic M&A, which to date includes 17 wholly owned subsidiary companies -
Aurora's Common Shares trade on the TSX and NYSE under the symbol 'ACB', and is a constituent of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.
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