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Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... for release to investors and the general public. Paterson also pointed to concerns over coal seam gas as an issue of engagement by institutional shareholders, if not an actual issue for AGM this year. "Certainly, in terms of the engagement front, the ...

Dean Paatsch launches new governance advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... us.... We're serious about positioning ourselves in the market. Expectations here are very high, and they compel high engagement with companies and it's incumbent on us to get a sustainable infrastructure up and running." OM has five full-time staff ...

AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... single Lost Time Injury was reported in the Western Australian operations," the company said. In terms of community engagement, AWE said that it is planning hydraulic stimulation - more commonly known as fracking - activities in the Perth Basin "as part ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... is chaired by Andrew Major, general manager - investments of HESTA Super Fund. It will establish talking points for engagement not only with the review panel that will advise on the design of the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), but also ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... institutional share voting process from end to end, showed that there are miscommunications on all sides, a need for increased engagement between institutional investors and fund managers and company directors outside of the AGM season and better targeted ...

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... reporting on human rights management and outcomes." The results of the research will be used as a springboard for investor engagement with those companies around integrating a human rights framework into governance system. The research showed that the ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... objectives and 2012 commitments. The company reported improvements in its annual employee opinion survey, with employee engagement rising to 83%, up from 78% in 2010. Employees reported improved performance from management across areas including working ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... familiarity with reporting, but they don't necessarily appreciate the drivers and really understand the stakeholder engagement process and the transformation opportunities or that the journey is as important as the result," Magner said. "Accounting generally ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
More companies are increasing their transparency and engagement to explain remuneration practices, a result of the government's new "two strikes and you're out" test empowering shareholders to dump a board of directors, according to AMP Capital Investors. ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds want to collaborate on? PL: I think that some of the industry bodies that are out there specialising in engagement are probably the best placed to work on some of the reporting, like ACSI. You'd think that this would be bread and ...