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IIRC considers assurance of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... assurance on IR standards. The first forum is in Johannesburg on 20 August, hosted by the South African Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA). The papers consider "the nature of assurance and how different ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Asian-based companies who are listed in Australia's stock exchange and therefore have high proportions of Asian board directors (e.g. Singtel)." The report defines "Asia" as including "East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea etc.), South East Asia (Indonesia ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds participating in a recent Mercer survey have reported that they do not currently have independent directors on their trustee boards. Pam McAlister, partner and senior governance consultant, Mercer Mercer surveyed 33 superannuation ...

Global Reporting Initiative hires chief of staff

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... to GRI from Fairtrade International FLO in Bonn, where she was executive operating officer and member of the board of directors. "I'm very excited to be here and think the work GRI is doing is of vital importance," Syvanen said. "I'm already very impressed ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... uptake of the International Integrated Reporting Council's integrated reporting framework - namely, calls from corporate directors and industry bodies for a safe harbour provision for corporate directors. For example, Chartered Secretaries Australia ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... regulatory guide released by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has extended recommendations of how directors should disclose risks and future prospects of a listed company, opening further opportunities for transparency around ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... increased need for board competency on climate risk. This is an area we're looking at - what is the competency set of our directors on listed boards, and are they measuring up?"

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... implementing decisions based on those risks is consistent with the statutory covenants imposed on trustees and their directors by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act (SIS Act). The recent Stronger Super reforms place greater importance on the ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Initiative's G4 guidelines, both because of its focus on materiality and because it requires sign-off from the board of directors. There are differences in the ways that internal and external stakeholders impact on sustainability discussions and strategies ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... comply with new governance arrangements, including a requirement that superannuation trustee chair and a majority of directors be independent, and the development, implementation and disclosure to members of an ESG risk management policy. "We think that ...