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UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability. "As a result of the global financial crisis, investors increasingly recognise that improved corporate disclosure of ESG issues leads to better risk management, good governance and enhanced transparency, all of which are necessary to protect ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... disaggregated under both approaches." Spoors noted that other countries, including Canada, have also moved to mandating disclosure of payments to governments. In its submission to the ASX, PWYP Australia suggested that the ASX could use the Canadian ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Resources Defense Council, the California State Treasurers' Office, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), the Carbon Disclosure Project, and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR). It has an industry working group to provide advice ...

ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... laws,' ASIC Deputy Chairman Belinda Gibson said. "This year's review showed that companies could still improve their disclosure in order to provide shareholders with a better understanding of why directors have adopted the remuneration arrangements they ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released a new guidance for the oil and gas sector, providing a framework for disclosure of sustainability performance on metrics including environmental management, health and safety and emergency preparedness. ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Concerns over executive remuneration and incentive plans led institutional investors AMP Capital and the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VMFC) to cast proxy votes against resolutions during 2011. Governance managers at both institutions also ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... are seeking to incorporate carbon risks into investment strategy and were developed in conjunction with the Carbon Disclosure Project and ENDS Carbon, a provider of carbon performance benchmarking and ratings. "Institutional investors have demonstrated ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The majority of ASX200 companies have "serious work" to do to meet gender diversity standards embodied in ASX Principle 3, according to a survey carried out by Women on Boards (WOB). WOB surveyed 82 ASX200 companies' public disclosures for its WOB Traffic ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has sent letters to the CEOs of 415 of the largest companies around the world, calling for cost-effective management and reductions of their carbon emissions. As part of the CDP's Carbon Action initiative, the letters ...

Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... bonuses based on that." The measure will bring a greater amount of transparency for shareholders and will provide greater disclosure around events that can be material to smaller listed companies' cashflow. "Once you get outside of the top 50 or 60 companies ...