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ACCSR: Governance and transparency material issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Stakeholders are asking for more transparency from sustainability reports, particularly around governance issues, according to research from the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Reporting (ACCSR). Leeora Black ACCSR has issued a report, Materiality ...

Study: GRI can boost public sector reporting efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... to avoid unnecessary duplication across reporting requirements and transition to GRI sustainability reporting: for transparency, accountability, and a brighter national and global future." See Also: More than 3,000 respond to GRI comment periods ESG ...

Christian Super engaging with companies on African assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... of the fund's engagement with Australian companies has taken the form of written and verbal requests for greater transparency around overseas operations with regard to potential environmental and social issues, said Tim Macready, Christian Super CIO. ...

Stockland publishes integrated 2012 annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... directly." The company said it would continue the IIRC pilot in 2013 and would work "seek to further enhance the transparency and accessibility of our stakeholder reporting," according to the annual review.

ACSI to target exec bonus disclosure, voting rights at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... because it means that candidates must be elected by outpolling incumbent board members. ACSI will also be seeking transparency in how companies raise capital, and reiterated their guidelines, which endorse the principle that, where possible, companies ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... guidelines, and put forward a cogent explanation for the departure." Bennett pointed several companies' boards towards Transparency International, which offers assistance to companies on disclosure. "I had a very positive reception," she said. "The problem ...

US college and university endowments lag on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... criteria into endowment management; 2) shareholder advocacy and active-ownership initiatives; and 3) the governance and transparency of ESG investment decision-making," according to the report. The report, " Environmental, Social and Governance Investing ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... collaboratively. Unfortunately they declined this opportunity. "When it comes to corporate, responsibility, openness and transparency, Woolworths has a proud track record. We have extensive engagement and collaboration with a large number of NGOs and ...

Transparency International publishes anti-corruption report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... multinational companies have increased their reporting on anti-corruption programmes, but more needs to be done to improve transparency, according to a report by Transparency International (TI). TI ranked 105 of the world's top publicly traded companies ...

Most Asia Pacific private equity investors monitor ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... of private equity investors in North America and the Asia Pacific believe that GPs need to improve their levels of transparency and risk management, while fewer European investors said that transparency and risk management needed to improve. "The Asia ...