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UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... companies to address those issues. Other issues that institutional investors identified include: water, human rights, bribery and corruption, unconventional fuels, which the PRI identifies as oil sands, fracking and deepwater drilling, local communities/indigenous ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... find that their structures don't meet general corporate governance standards. As for other issues, such as human rights, bribery, and corruption, they are issues, particularly for companies operating in Africa. We want an understanding of how they're ...

International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... "mystique" around it for corporations and their legal advisers, Nicolson compares it to other, more familiar areas such as anti-bribery or equal opportunity laws - issues that corporations have dealt with before and integrated into their business practices. ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... time. Paterson said that harmonisation of legislation in different countries around the definitions of and penalties for bribery, corruption and practices like facilitation payments was leading companies to investigate and disclose their own shortcomings ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... guidance, conversations with companies on how they manage human rights issues such as supply chain compliance, dealing with bribery and corruption issues, and basic compliance with Australian law." But Woods said that particularly on social issues, investment ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Companies with international operations will need to review their anti-corruption and anti-bribery policies if the Australian government removes the "facilitation payments" defence from laws. David Luijerink, KPMG forensic partner In November, the government ...

CSL reports new anti-corruption policy, lower emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Biopharmaceutical company CSL adopted a new anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, lowered lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFR) by 30% and lowered energy consumption, greenhouse gas and waste intensity per unit of vaccine and plasma production ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... both areas of public interest. The group also detailed its ethical sourcing policy, which "includes four key risk areas: bribery and corruption; labour rights; working conditions; and environmental compliance," according to the report. Woolworths explained ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... to countries deemed high-risk for corruption, but 40% of those companies have no publicly stated policy that prohibits bribery or facilitation payments. "Given the clear increase in exposure and the increased scrutiny and penalties imposed, investors ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the social heading, the guide addresses workplaces health and safety, human capital management, corporate conduct (e.g. bribery and corruption) and stakeholder management/license to operate. For each sub-heading, the guide lays out the reason for the ...