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KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... response is and what planning has been done enables a quick response." There is significant risk of exposure to corruption for ASX-listed companies. According to the ACSI report, three quarters of ASX100 companies operate in a sector or country deemed ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... they should be presented. KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps? Sustainability reporting: the drive towards integration NSW coal miners engage in landmark ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... issues. To give scope on the amount of money companies accessed through capital raisings, approximately AU$100bn was raised S&P/ASX 200 entities in 2008 and 2009 through 279 separate capital raisings, according to a paper written by Simon Connal and ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... building social inclusion were all material issues to their corporate responsibility (CR) goal. Optus, a subsidiary of the ASX and Singapore Exchange-listed Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), defined their CR goal as being "a company that ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The social and environmental supply chain policies and disclosures of ASX-listed companies has come under renewed scrutiny, with Net Balance concluding ASX100 companies do not uniformly disclose those supply chain impacts, and the Australian Council ...

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... economy and we're looking to direct money in that fashion." Berrutti said that Perpetual has an investment universe of 240-270 ASX-listed stocks, noting that not every ASX300-listed company meets the firm's standards for investment, which includes evaluating ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... together, but will take more than just one to get that wholesale change." See Also: FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With more institutional investors becoming more active in voting their proxy votes, company directors must improve their communication throughout the year, said David Crawford, chairman of Foster's Group and Lend Lease Group. This year's annual general ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... informs subscribers of regulatory reform proposals impacting shareholders. OM has 5 full time and 3 part time staff and covers ASX 300 companies

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
A majority of ASX200 and NZ50 companies reported to this year's Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) that they saw risks associated with carbon pricing, but many also saw opportunities and only 4% of respondents said the risks were rated as high. According ...