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AASB, AuASB statement raises stakes on disclosure of climate-related risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... methodology and assumptions." While the TCFD is not expressly or proscriptively named as a mandatory reporting framework in legislation or regulation, boards should "have regard" to the framework, Barker said. "The only thing that is certain is the statutory ...

Climate change high on agenda for Oliver Yates parliamentary bid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019  |  NEWS
... for repeal as part of the unwinding of the previous Labor government's Clean Energy Future legislative package. The legislation to repeal the CEFC was split into a separate bill in the Senate, which was then defeated. In 2016, the government led by then-Prime ...

ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... because my understanding is that companies don't have to report until they have a full year of operating under the new legislation. Companies that have a 30 June year end, that's 30 June 2020 that they'd report on. Companies have a bit of time to think ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... businesses in 2019 will have to provide more transparency into their human rights obligations. This is as a result of the legislation for the modern slavery bill. Although some Australian companies that are dual listed in markets such as the UK, or who ...

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... required to make statements on their supply chain risks producing statements, she said. The Australian version of the legislation that is pending in the Senate includes provisions for an annual statement by affected entities that must be signed off year ...

CAER urges investors to consider ESG risks of cannabis companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... capitalists seeking high growth and increased portfolio performance are jumping into the cannabis market, particularly as legislation continues to be passed internationally to legalise parts of the industry." CAER also cited uncertainty around local ...

Konica Minolta on working towards ethical supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... deeply into their supply chains to comply with reporting mechanisms. One company that will be covered under the pending legislation is Konica Minolta Australia. Although the global business is headquartered in Tokyo, its Australian operations do have ...

Australian CSR professionals appear unprepared for Modern Slavery Act: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... surprising that they hadn't fully gotten to grips with the problem." It is widely anticipated that draft Modern Slavery legislation will be introduced before the middle of the year, and Black advised business to examine the risks to their operations ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... information in wake of the Cambridge Analytica disclosures as one example, plus highlighted the commencement of new legislation affecting data and privacy as regulatory issues. "In terms of cyber security, we have the Data Privacy Act," Carlsson-Sweeny ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... five companies do not use an internal carbon price, "which is a significant risk in a sector where carbon pricing legislation could have a material impact." Further, "cement companies are not incentivizing long-term climate risk management through executive ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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