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CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... responding to them is varied and in many cases insufficient. We need to see greater corporate accountability through more transparency, concrete targets and goals and board level oversight of water-related issues." Six Australian companies were invited ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... changes that split the record date and the lodgement date." The report makes several recommendations to bring greater transparency, security and integrity to the voting chain. There is currently a coincidence of time for the determination of vote entitlements ...

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 ...