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Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Companies listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) are now responsible for producing an integrated financial report that recognizes their impact on the environment and society and related reputational issues, or explaining why they are not reporting ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
An analysis of 10 large Australian companies has found that they are failing to accurately report their labour practices management and performance. Nick Edgerton, Colonial First State Global Asset Management Banarra, a Sydney-based consultancy that ...

Sustainability reporting: the drive towards integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
Chi Woo, KPMG There is growing acceptance that Australian companies should report ESG factors to their shareholders, and a call by stakeholders for greater depth and clarity in the information reported. Sustainability reporting has been hampered by ...

Australian companies asked to disclose water exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
Australian institutional investors have for the first time asked 60 publicly listed companies to disclose their water exposure, but are not yet convinced that exposure to water scarcity will have a material impact on investments in the medium term ...

"Two Strikes" policy for directors over executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
Australian shareholders will have the right to a "two strikes and you're out" test to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25 per cent or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under legislation introduced ...

Climate change a portfolio risk: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
The impacts of climate change and lack of international policy coordination could cost institutional investors trillions of dollars over coming decades, with Australia potentially being one of the worst hit countries if international response to carbon ...

MSCI developing global Socially Responsible Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
MSCI will consult with the investment community on the construction MSCI Globally Socially Responsible Indices. The proposed indices would "aim to support the benchmarking and other index related needs of investors who seek to invest in accordance with ...