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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 ...

"Two Strikes" for directors legislation passes Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... over executive remuneration under legislation that will take effect in July. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, passed the Senate ...

New water accounting standard to measure quantity, rights and obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... different entities and different industries, public or private sector, and that is important because it gives the accountability and transparency that we're looking for in this area," said Mark Shying, senior policy adviser in external reporting at CPA ...

CAMAC releases review of executive remuneration governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... consecutive annual general meetings is under consideration in Parliament If passed, the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 will take effect from 1 July. "[Two strikes and you're out] has ...

"Two Strikes" policy for directors over executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... annual general meetings under legislation introduced this week. If passed, the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 will take effect from 1 July. "This bill will ensure that we have an internationally ...