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End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Stronger Super, Kirk said. At the moment, Australian Ethical is focusing on its message of investment ethics and transparency when talking with employers, he said. "We run a lot of education seminars with our employers," Kirk said. "We're providing them ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... extractive industry. Publish What you Pay Australia's push comes as the European Parliament voted in favour of a new Transparency and Accounting Directive. The amendments to the Transparency and Accounting Directive will make it a requirement for European-Union ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... corporate governance and reporting in an integrated, transparent and accountable way. "bankmecu is a strong believer in transparency and demonstrating to our investors - who are also our customers - the value they receive from their bank across financial ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... ministers, globally listed extractive companies and civil society representatives during the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) conference in Sydney last week. During the conference, EITI announced reforms to the existing standard to ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... memorandum of understanding. The two groups will exchange information in support of enhanced sustainability management and transparency, in line with broader EU goals to build capacity.

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Christian Mouillon, global vice chair - assurance at Ernst & Young, in a statement. "This step will increase the transparency and value of sustainability reporting for stakeholders and provide a more accessible framework for organizations, particularly ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... make on a country-by-country basis after evaluating the results of the Australian pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) later this year. Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury Speaking at the EITI conference in Sydney on Thursday ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... The Vital Few, a grassroots project that asks people to contact their superannuation fund demanding disclosure and transparency on details about climate risk and the extent of their fossil fuel based investments. "The aims are very simple - we know that ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Exchange: extractive industry companies and payment disclosure, and will be launched at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) conference in Sydney in May, said Claire Spoors, PWYP Australia coordinator. "This time, we're going to look ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... have a diversity policy would have to explain why not. "Today we are proposing important legislation on business transparency across all sectors," said Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier in a statement. "This is about providing ...