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Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Ethinvest, an investment advisory firm, is forming a working group to lobby for changes to address what the managing director calls a lack of clarity around the process of putting shareholder resolutions to an annual general meeting (AGM). Trevor Thomas ...

ASX50 companies slow to adopt integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Although nine companies in the ASX50 are "well placed" in how they integrate non-financial information with financial disclosures in public documents, the majority of ASX50 companies have been assessed as being less than 50% integrated, according to ...

Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian government has extended the tender process for grants to its Solar Flagship Program, designed to fund the construction of a large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power station. Resources, Energy and Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson announced ...

Ken Henry to speak at ACCSR annual conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Former Treasury Secretary Ken Henry will give a keynote address at the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s fifth annual conference on the state of corporate social responsible in Australia. Henry, who is also a non-executive ...

CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Global businesses are increasingly integrating climate change strategies into their supply chain procurement guidelines, but suppliers' rates of reducing greenhouse gas emission are lower than their corporate clients, according to a Carbon Disclosure ...

Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Henry Davis York has published sustainability reports since 2008 and the firm sees sustainability as part of its business strategy. "Sustainability is now a pre-requisite for doing business," said Sharon Cook, managing partner of Henry Davis York. "Clients ...

Global Reporting Initiative publishes events sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... also about sharing best practices and can enhance learning for event organizers not yet so familiar with sustainability strategy and reporting. Attendees are interested to know the sustainability strategies behind events." Given the growing interest ...

Companies testing labour, human rights supply chain standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Nine companies have begun testing a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) assessing operational and reputational risks associated with labour and human rights factors in corporate supply chains. The KPIs have been developed with the Fair Labor Association ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Companies with international operations will need to review their anti-corruption and anti-bribery policies if the Australian government removes the "facilitation payments" defence from laws. David Luijerink, KPMG forensic partner In November, the government ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Actual and perceived costs and benefits of wind farms can be influenced by "design, implementation and community engagement processes", according to a study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The CSIRO Energy ...