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Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... best way to tackle the issue was not by a prescriptive legislative requirement but by increasing transparency and accountability and empowering shareholders so they can act where they are not satisfied with how a company has responded to their concerns," ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... other two jurisdictions take a bit of a hit, what does that mean for Australia? "I think the focus there is on accountability and transparency of how proxy advisers form their recommendations. In the US and EU markets, some companies have express concern ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... rolled out a program to encourage employees to be "customer-centric" through their "ME WE" program, which focuses on accountability, empowerment and collaboration. More than 1,000 employees also participated in the "Back to the Floor" program, which ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... product has been sold,[and] also the boundary around companies is a lot more permeable, a lot more transparency and accountability is require by the public.... "Generally speaking, business has entered and many of these companies that are leading here ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... to the regular scrutiny of shareholders," he said. "This would provide an additional layer of transparency and accountability and would demonstrate a strong desire to genuinely engage with shareholders." Bradbury also touched on the result of the first ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... strikes" legislation on executive remuneration passed earlier this year. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 legislation gives shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies the ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... increased powers to spill directors over executive remuneration reports. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, was passed in June ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... shareholders to dump a board of directors, according to AMP Capital Investors. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, was passed in ...

PRI signatories develop farmland principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in Farmland, which seek to improve the sustainability, transparency and accountability of investments in farmland. The five principles provide best practice guidelines (see below) for due diligence and oversight ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... on Australian and international legislation and best practice, including the Transparency International & Social Accountability International 'Business principles for countering bribery'. The bank also pointed to its "Code of Conduct and Ethics and supporting ...

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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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