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ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... of that review, ASIC identified four areas of best practice where disclosures could be improved - focus are the board's policy on the nature and amount of remuneration of the key management personnel, the non-financial performance conditions in short-term ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... us understand the information needs of stakeholders, and is one of the key mechanisms for driving corporate sustainable policy development and decision making. Being transparent and providing full disclosure on the issues that matter to stakeholders ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... the WOB traffic light rating, all companies had to do to earn a 2.1, the lowest amber rating, was have "a basic diversity policy and some base level initiatives," according to report. "Technically, [listed companies] don't have to do it until this cycle," ...

IGCC and others launch second global investor survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and two other climate change investor groups have launched a global investor survey that will include a new, comprehensive assessment of low-carbon investments. IGCC, in conjunction with the European Institutional ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... engage with Indigenous communities. Professor Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh, director of the Centre for Governance and Public Policy's Program on Indigenous and Environment Governance and Capacity at Griffith University, said that in particularly, the extractives ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... companies are exposed to countries deemed high-risk for corruption, but 40% of those companies have no publicly stated policy that prohibits bribery or facilitation payments. See Also: KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies 75% of ASX100 ...

Investors to call on ERSB to investigate carbon asset risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... systemic risk into the board's forward agenda. Last month, a similar group wrote to Mervyn King, chair of the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England with a similar request. King responded to the letter and said the committee will look into ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... that liable companies could purchase to offset carbon emission liabilities. Brokers say that the government must select a policy that minimises administrative costs for liable companies and creates certainty to allow liable companies to manage their ...

CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... management in the low-carbon economy. The report also found that 67% of companies include carbon management in their procurement policy. However, the report also found that while 43% of the responding companies have achieved year-on-year emissions reductions ...

Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Henry Davis York also noted initiatives to evaluate its flexible work practices showed that there was more clarity around policy and procedure, improved fairness and consistency of approach and better communication and clarity in setting mutual expectations. ...