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International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Ruggie Framework, while not hard law, is influencing the development of law in a variety of jurisdictions, including Australia. "The UN Business and Human Rights Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework... informs what's happening on the domestic level," ...

ASA opposes Santos CEO $2m share grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has struck out at a proposal from Santos to grant AU$2m grant of performance shares to CEO David Knox, in addition to his normal base salary plus short and long term incentives. The company put the issue ...

David Green named Clean Energy Council CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... director of the International Business Council for Sustainable Energy, whose members include the Clean Energy Council. "As Australia moves towards a clean energy future, the Clean Energy Council - under David's leadership - will play a significant role ...

CSA warns on timing of undirected proxy vote legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Chartered Secretaries of Australia (CSA) is not confident that the government will be able to pass legislation that will clarify the right of a company chair to vote undirected proxies on a remuneration report resolution. Under current law, company ...

Australian Ethical funds post mixed month for February

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... stock level, the fund's highest performers included SEEK, which rose 29%, APN News and Media, which rose 24%, Insurance Australia Group, which rose 13.7%, Navitas which rose 17.8%, Qube Logistics which rose 12.1%, Trade Me at 12.8% and Acrux which rose ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... this is that this is not grant-based activity - it's a much longer view." Microfinance lender Opportunity International Australia, which works in programmes in India, Indonesia and the Philippines, does not at this time use SROI as a measure, but is ...

GRESB joins forces with GRI to push sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will partner with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a move designed to advance the standardisation of reporting on environmental, social and economic performance in the global real estate ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... said they supported increased disclosure of asset holdings, for example. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is writing a report on disclosure of asset holdings in conjunction with the Financial Services Council (FSC) that they ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange should be disclosing their material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, including the future anticipated costs of carbon emissions, a panel of investment and accounting principles said. ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... reporters.)" Balanced reporting is integral to maintaining trust and reputational benefit, said Alex Malley, CEO of CPA Australia. "Business leaders that don't encourage reporting on sustainability performance in an honest and transparent manner are ...