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KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... if "[t]he value of the benefit must be of a minor nature; it is paid to a foreign official for the sole or predominant purpose of expediting a routine government action; and it is documented as soon as possible," according to an October 2011 report on ...

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
As Perpetual finishes its second year as a UNPRI signatory, the investment manager will continue embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) into its investment considerations, including finalising a dashboard report approach to ESG with their ...

Carbon credits to be regulated as financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... while they are of course, different from securities or shares, there will be markets created in respect of them. The whole purpose of the financial services regime is to regulate how people behave. Thus, this is entirely expected." The AFS license permits ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... development of the Climate Advocacy Fund," Paterson said. "It's a passive fund that seeks to give market based return, but purpose of the fund is to enrich the advocacy of the proxy voting space in Australia. In the US, a large number of resolutions ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... reduction as something that should be one of CEFC's primary goals, Fabian said. "We see risk reduction as the primary purpose," he said. "That can manifest in lots of ways in financial services, like subordinate debt and equity arrangements. I don't ...

Integrated reporting discussion paper released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... statement accompanying the discussion paper. "It is for this reason that we need an approach to reporting that is fit-for-purpose in the 21st century. The world has changed - reporting must too. All matters which are important in assessing an organization's ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Renewable energy investments have appeal for institutional investors as infrastructure projects that provide a hedge against the anticipation of future costs on carbon emissions as well as meet sustainable investment targets. But while global bodies ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... facility. Fuji Xerox manages recycling of products at end-of-life. In the Asia Pacific, Fuji Xerox Company Limited have four purpose-built remanufacturing, reuse and recycling facilities in Japan, China, Thailand and Australia that achieve over 99% resource ...

Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Although the growing acceptance of reporting frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is spurring strategic thinking about disclosing and managing sustainability risks, companies and other organizations need to do more, including setting ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors can integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment approaches in a number of structured fashions, including tilting towards or against ESG factors, taking an active ownership approach, targeted ...