BP Annual Review 2003 Introduction Performance highlights Chairman's letter Group chief executive's review It starts here Financial performance Business performance Environmental and social performance Summary accounts Summary corporate governance Summary directors' remuneration report Board of directors Annual general meeting and information for shareholders Further information	Induction, training and evaluation The training and induction processes for directors are evolving to take into account the development of the group and applicable governance standards. Directors receive induction on their appointment to the board as appropriate. Throughout their period in office the directors are updated on BP's business, the environment in which it operates and other matters. The board has continued its annual evaluation processes to assess its performance and identify areas in which the effectiveness of the board, its policies or process might be enhanced. Board committees have begun to conduct more structured evaluation of their performance annually, leading to refinements to their processes, composition and work programmes. In this section   Accountability to shareholders   Shareholder communications, meetings and voting   The work of the board in governance   The chairman, senior independent director and company secretary   Board succession planning   Independence Induction, training and evaluation   Combined Code compliance   Internal control review   Related links   The executive and non-executive members of the board   Board of directors

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