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ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... has been released in the context of other recent regulatory changes, such as the recent changes to the ASX Corporate Governance Council's recommendations that companies disclose material environmental, economic and social information - Principle 7.4 ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... to disclose environmental, social and governance issues that are material to the business, citing the ASX Corporate Governance Council's recent introduction of principle 7.4 in the third edition of its Corporate Governance Guidelines, and a change to ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... it's got a long tail," he said. Going forward, both Chioatto and Murphy said that recent changes to the ASX Corporate Governance Council's recommendations that companies disclose material environmental, economic and social information will improve ESG ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... improvements and a rigorous approach to sustainability in the areas of environmental and social management and corporate governance," according to the sustainability report. - In June 2013, New Forests announced the initial close of ANZFF2 at AU$570 ...

ASX reports on progress towards gender diversity targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... entities to take their diversity efforts to the next level." In the recently released third edition of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations, ASX provides more guidance on the meaning of measurable objectives, requires listed entities ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. This week the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council published a third edition of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. As part of that package, ASX ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... "With a growing number of investment groups and customers requiring transparency in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), it becomes even more critical for organizations to participate in standards such as CDP to document their commitment ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... overall quality of leadership when considering governance issues in companies. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager AMP Capital has increased focus on the issue of succession planning when meeting with corporate boards, said Karin ...

ASX could include ESG language in new governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental and social sustainability risks are identified and managed when it publishes the third edition of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Last August, the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council proposed making governance-related ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... including supply chain management/human rights, climate change, improved ESG disclosure, coal seam gas and corporate governance and remuneration. "You can find long term risks and opportunities - we have previously spoken of Bangladesh and Rana Plaza," ...