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IIRC CEO favours market-led adoption of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The chief executive officer of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) says market-led adoption of the Integrated Reporting (IR) framework, not mandatory compliance, will lead to better corporate reporting. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO Paul ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
With the prospect of a continued low-return investment environment looming, institutional investors should examine the benefits of creating and preserving fairer long-term value in their invested capital, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australia is the fourth most attractive country for investment in renewable energy projects, according to Ernst & Young's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). Global annual clean energy investment hit US$269 billion in 2012, a five-fold ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Union stock exchanges will have to start disclosing payments as part of their public reporting as part of the US Dodd-Frank Act section 1504 and the European Union's soon-to-be-amended Transparency and Accounting Directive. A number of companies are ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... announced we are intending to do is to overturn what had been the traditional privacy and secrecy provisions relating to our Tax Act here in Australia," Bradbury said. "There are some specific provisions that will deal with resource taxes, but the focus ...

CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... information without breaching the business judgement rule - statutory and common law responsibilities that require directors to act with "reasonable care and diligence and in good faith in the best interests of the company and for a broader purpose," ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The government's proposed 2013-2014 budget provides both approval and disappointment for advocates of the clean energy and energy efficiency industries, as measures impact on funding of both the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
IT services provider CA Technologies says there is increased consumer demand for companies to manage IT energy consumption and carbon emissions, driving increased uptake of their enterprise software products, and impacting CA Technologies' sustainability ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Reconciliation Australia will receive AU$14.4 million over the next four years as part of the government's 2013-2014 budget. Reconciliation Australia announced the government funding will be used to continue the organisation's work in engaging the public ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Although ESG research on the transport sector has focused more on environmental factors, AMP Capital Investors says social and governance risks also impact on short-term earnings and share price. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny There are three key risks to the ...

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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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