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CAMAC releases review of executive remuneration governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Companies should give a general description of their executive remuneration governance framework, but should be permitted to withhold commercially sensitive information pertaining to performance conditions and should not be required to use accounting ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... forecasted. Woolworths, the food and staples retailing company with A$51.7bn in turnover for 2010, has established a governance framework with sustainability in the strategy, from board to executive to "champions" embedded into the retail and logistics ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... mentioned play out in the longer term. In particular for that team, there is a strong focus on best practice corporate governance. That may be anything from fair and appropriate remuneration of executives through to ensuring best quality directors on ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) have drafted a set of reporting principles so that financial services companies can benchmark, measure and address the employment gender divide. The draft principles (see below) would establish ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
More than 60% of companies surveyed in a global KPMG report say they have a strategy for corporate sustainability, with cost reduction a key rationale and a primary focus on the environmental side, particularly on resource and energy efficiency. According ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... and gas sector, to be used by organizations for measuring and reporting on the economic, environmental, social, and governance dimensions of their activities, products, and services. The oil and gas sector guidelines are a version of the current G3 guidelines ...

ACSI selects new president, deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... serves as ACSI's Cbus representative. ACSI is an advisory body formed by a coalition of superannuation funds to provide governance and advisory services.

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... last part is not for the faint-hearted - there can be a lot of investment risk in this approach and it's best for high governance/high-belief investors." Towers Watson approaches sustainability discussions with institutional investor clients as a process ...

Global Reporting Initiative launch process for new standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the body that provides the most commonly accepted framework for producing sustainability reports, has launched the process that will result in the next generation of GRI guidelines. GRI is calling on its network of ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... which the resolution was crafted." The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), a body that provides governance services to superannuation funds, recommended a vote in favour of the resolution despite not normally supporting constitutional ...