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Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... in evidenced-based recommendations and guidelines that can be implemented not only as potential reforms to law and regulations, but also as best practices for corporate policies and improvements to corporate culture, Fox said. "I don't think it's about ...

Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Steering Committee. We define responsibility as observance of existing laws, regulations, relevant rules and international conventions, including human rights. "Human rights is one focus area for our stewardship activities. ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... (NCCP) and other legislation governing standards for responsible lending. We also note that compliance with these regulations presents risk for shareholders in the company." Cash Converters provided a verbal response to Walsh's questions at their AGM ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... investing, Northern Trust Asset Management. While hard laws can be used to regulate market behaviour, such as laws and regulations to address failures in financial markets and provide signals, such as a price on carbon, soft laws - regulatory bodies ...

Cbus Super hires new investment manager - ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... "identifying, managing and monitoring ESG risks that could result from environmental and social conditions, liabilities and regulations of the $10 billion plus GE Capital Asia financial portfolio," according to Cbus. Bradford also contributes to the ...

WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk to develop The Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... will be a free global sustainability reporting knowledge platform. The Reporting Exchange will identify " reporting regulations, rules, policies, practices, initiatives, standards, codes and guidance" on sustainability reporting using a crowdsourcing ...

Companies exposed to anti-bribery, corruption compliance risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Anti-Bribery and Corruption Survey 2015 highlighted two major trends - countries around the world are tightening ABC regulations or introducing new ones, and that businesses are increasingly relying on third parties or agents to do business in countries ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The risk of stranded fossil fuel assets, increased environmental regulations and community group and environmental movement opposition are raising questions over the long term prospects and investment value of mining projects in Queensland, according ...

NCD launches Soft Commodities Forest-risk Assessment Tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... financial institutions do not have policies requiring clients to comply with local, national and international laws and regulations relating to forest conservation, according to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... should the regulatory environment toughen," the report said. "We believe [Thorn Group] is most exposed to tightening of regulations, as its primary market of goods rental has not had the same tightening as payday lending, where [Cash Converters] or [Money3] ...