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Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability exposures for long-term value creation, they need develop strategies to improve environmental, social and governance performance. So says the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, which has published a list of 20 sustainability ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... recognize, because proxy advisers are here to stay and we have opt work with them. " Karin Halliday, manager corporate governance at AMP Capital Investors, noted that while AMP Capital has a long history of voting its proxies, at the 2010 AGM season ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... sure about. The second thing is to review is the process by which the money is then disbursed, and what process or governance mechanism do they have in place in the mechanisms to make sure the that the projects are associated with mitigation and adaptation. ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Australia to "examine feasibility of a 'social housing fund' for Australia" and will consider environmental social and governance issues incorporated into risk management policies, practices and decision making policies by 2013 as well as embedding responsible ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Institutional investors will demand explanation for discrepancies between companies' nominated environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and any divergences in practice in the way that they currently question discrepancies in financial matters ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability database

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Initiative (GRI) has launched a new database containing information on sustainability and environmental, social and governance of more than three thousand companies worldwide. The new Sustainability Disclosure Database permits free access to companies' ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Ownership Matters (OM) has appointed Marty Chung as a senior governance analyst. Chung joins Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal as part of the OM team that is focused on the governance of Australian companies and capital markets. Chung previously ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon ($23 per tonne)." In the meantime, Ernst & Young advised companies to take actions including establishing a governance committee to ensure that the roles and responsibilities under the carbon pricing regime are understood, and also recommended ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... philosophy. "The opportunities are quite significant," said Chris Fayers, ESG services manager at Regnan, a corporate governance and engagement firm. "You have demand internationally for Australian gas and demand internally as well for domestic supply. ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... supply chain disclosures by ASX100 companies are, in general, poorer than results of similar studies into corporate governance disclosures, stakeholder engagement and disclosures on water "This may be because of the relatively recent recognition of supply ...