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Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under the legislation. If a majority of shareholders then vote in favour of getting rid of the board, directors will face fresh elections ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... really means. I think that's a really interesting highlight of the report this year." Australia's Clean Energy Future legislation commenced from July of this year with a three-year fixed price on carbon of AU$23/tonne of carbon emissions, transitioning ...

Capturing the upside potential of Australia's carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... are now asking." Market uncertainties abound - the federal opposition coalition remains committed to unwinding the legislation establishing the three-year fixed price period of $23-per-tonne of carbon emissions and the transition to a flexible market ...

Ernst & Young: go beyond carbon price implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... a new Ernst & Young report. Many businesses have implemented the processes to comply with the Clean Energy Future legislation, but many of those businesses have not gone far enough to optimise their strategy under the carbon pricing mechanism, according ...

OECD criticises low enforcement of foreign bribery law

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... investigations team, an increase to the maximum fine against companies engaging in foreign bribery, and an amendment to legislation that clarified that facilitation payments defence is limited to payments of minor value. "Awareness should continue to ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... for infrastructure investment to increase productivity, and identifies parts of the government's Clean Energy Future legislation as necessary to continue the transition to a low carbon economy. Some of the vehicles for that transition will necessitate ...

Study: GRI can boost public sector reporting efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... according to research commissioned by GRI's Focal Point Australia. An analysis of six different pieces of public reporting legislation in New South Wales (NSW) agains the 126 indicators in GRI's 3.1 guidelines has shown that 60 indicators can potentially ...

Investors, traders welcome Australian/EU ETS linkage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... emissions. From July 2015, the system will transfer to a cap and trade market based system. When first passed, government legislation had also established a "collar" - a floor price for permits at AU$15. This had been a highly contentious figure given ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... producing inputs to these technologies. The CEFC will work in tandem with other pieces of the Clean Energy Future legislation, including the Renewable Energy Target and the carbon pricing regime. The government also announced that Heidrick & Struggles ...

City of Melbourne EUAs extended to include property trusts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... superior value." The state of NSW also has EUAs in place, while South Australia is considering whether to adopt the legislation as well.

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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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