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NAB Asset Servicing developing ESG overlay tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... take the form of a monthly report that rates superannuation funds' overall ASX300 holdings "in line with international guidelines using a qualitative scale", Hele said. NAB will partner with as-yet unnamed external providers who will furnish ratings ...

ACCSR: Governance and transparency material issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... stakeholders is an affirmation of the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) decision to introduce changes to the forthcoming G4 guidelines that will require increased reporting of governance disclosures, Black said. ACCSR's interviews showed that 83% of ...

Study: GRI can boost public sector reporting efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines can contribute to reducing reporting costs and improving reporting efficiency in Australia's public sector, according to research commissioned by GRI's Focal Point Australia. An analysis of six different ...

More women, more new entrants appointed to ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... 3.6% from $208,181 to $215,721. The ACSI survey also evaluated boards against their standards for independence. ACSI guidelines recommend that boards be majority independent. Of the ASX100, 12 of the 87 sample were not majority independent at the time ...

More than 3,000 respond to GRI comment periods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Reporting Initiative (GRI) has received more than three thousand formal submissions on its G4 next generation reporting guidelines, a record number for the organisation. Nelmara Arbex GRI held two public comment periods - August to November 2011 and ...

ACSI to target exec bonus disclosure, voting rights at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... incumbent board members. ACSI will also be seeking transparency in how companies raise capital, and reiterated their guidelines, which endorse the principle that, where possible, companies should respect pre-emptive rights when issuing new shares such ...

GRI opens comment on anti-corruption, GHG guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting. GRI is currently developing the next generation of its sustainability reporting guidelines, also known as G4. The exposure draft is now out for comment until 25 September, but as part of the process, an additional ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... didn't even know what a proxy adviser was," she said. "They must understand what these firms are expecting, and what the guidelines are.... They need to be aware of the guidelines and address the issues when they don't meet the ESG guidelines, and put ...

Investors call for management of fugitive methane emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, and also supports the fracking risk disclosure guidelines issued by the Investor Environmental Health Network, calling for the minimisation of air emissions from fracking operations. ...

ACSI may name companies with poor sustainability disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... the ASX100 and 8 from the ASX200 ex.100. A total of 38 companies structure their sustainability reporting to the GRI guidelines, a decrease of 2 from last year's 40 companies. Of that, 31 companies in the ASX100 structured their reports to GRI guidelines ...