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Australia's anti-corruption commitment regresses: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026  |  NEWS
... corruption perceived by experts and businesspeople. The CPI factors a range of data sources to measure corruption, namely bribery, diversion of public funds, officials using their public office for private gain without facing consequences and nepotism ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... involve multi-billion-dollar projects, equipment, and contracts, often located in remote areas, making them vulnerable to bribery and fraudulent procurement processes. In 2023, ASIC took its first action on alleged breaches of whistleblower protections ...

Funds SA loses ESG executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... over a year. This gig followed a three-year stint at Citi as an analyst in equities research looking at remuneration, bribery and corruption, carbon footprinting, safety, slavery and human rights and their impacts on Australian listed companies. Previously ...

Experts cynical of Adani outcome under Trump

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The stock market reacted quickly to the SEC's allegations of bribery and fraud against Adani Green and Azure Power - but this could be swept under the rug in a Trump-controlled America. Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani from Adani Green Energy Ltd, and Cyril ...

Proxy voting targets DEI and pay

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... leadership teams, according to Boston Consulting Group. It also reduces the risk of governance-related controversies, including bribery, corruption and fraud, according to MSCI. Paulson also said executive pay is in the firing line for proxy voting. ...

China stock exchange rings in Year of the Dragon with ESG mandate

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... social and governance metrics including rural revitalization, contribution to communities, as well as anti-graft, anti-bribery and anti-unfair competition." China ranks second in the world in terms of climate policy developments, according to data from ...

Social and governance factors top "new risk reality"

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... now an essential in today's climate-conscious world. In a shifting corporate risk environment, governance over anti-bribery, AI and information security is an increased focus in sustainability strategies, while larger companies home in on social ...

Uncovering value in ESG improvers: Pengana

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... customers' data security and improvements to that as well as the necessity of them to elevate their policies around bribery/anti-corruption. Through engagements on those issues and others, Pengana expressed their concerns over employee satisfaction ...

Budget "misses opportunity" to address sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... "build back better" and create a more sustainable and resilient economy that places climate action, human rights and anti-bribery and corruption at the centre of its plans. UNGCA welcomed the Reef 2050 Plan and the additional $1 billion allocation towards ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... be thought leaders on key issues such as sustainable development, climate change, human rights, modern slavery and anti-bribery/corruption." Bennett was managing director at Blackrock and head of the Blackrock group investment stewardship team for the ...
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