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Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Industrial relations, including enterprise bargaining as well as more informal worker/employer collaborations, can be used to address climate change. Professor Ray Markey, director of the Centre for Workforce Futures at Macquarie University A wide range ...

Companies exposed to anti-bribery, corruption compliance risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... third parties, nearly half did not identify high-risk third parties, and more than half of those respondents with right-to-audit clauses over third parties have not exercised these rights, KPMG said. For Australian companies, there can frequently be ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... you a certain level of scrutiny around the board. Equally importantly, we look for the presence of key committees - the audit committee, the remuneration committee and the nomination committee." This overlay is integrated with the Northern Trust Emerging ...

RIAA reviewing responsible investment certification program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... and approved based on compliance with RIAA's criteria. Fund managers that wish to be certified must also have an external audit, which is conducted by chartered accounting firm Grant Thornton. The review process is currently underway and expected to ...

IIRC launches IR Technology Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... integrated thinking, how software can be used in the narrative elements of reporting, and how technology can facilitate the audit and assurance of an integrated report. "Leading companies around the world are already adopting in their organizations ...

bankmecu MD discusses integrated reporting implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... people that are involved in the reporting council across different disciplines - accounting standards boards, the large audit firms, advisory organisations - at an international level, there's a degree of interest, but people at a company level still ...

Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... don't seem to have that detailed understanding." Commonly, anti-corruption and bribery policies would be overseen by the audit and risk function of a company, Gill noted. "In most organisations, it would be audit and risk," he said. "It's a risk faced ...

IIRC considers assurance of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) is considering whether assurance on integrated reporting is necessary. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO The IIRC has published two papers discuss the issue, Assurance on : an introduction to the discussion ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Net Balance noted. But with only 29% of ASX200 companies assuring their sustainability data, there is a gap between the audit and assurance of financial data and the audit and assurance of non-financial sustainability data, the report found. However ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... more than 340 tonnes a year, according to KMH Environmental which the CEFC said scoped the retrofit and undertook an energy audit report on behalf of the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage. EUAs are agreements between a building owner ...