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UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... recognise that improved corporate disclosure of ESG issues leads to better risk management, good governance and enhanced transparency, all of which are necessary to protect long-term returns," said James Gifford, executive director of the PRI. "Companies ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... June 2011, PWYP Australia is campaigning on two main issues - first the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which will be piloted in Australia from July, and second, that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Research AG. "Today's new guidance will help companies measure and report their performance, which in turn will increase transparency and comparability for analysts, responsible investors and other stakeholders, and drive change in the sector."

Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... process that the best way to tackle the issue was not by a prescriptive legislative requirement but by increasing transparency and accountability and empowering shareholders so they can act where they are not satisfied with how a company has responded ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Publish What You Pay movement is working at the moment to develop an Australian case study of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI, and what that will do is give companies a framework hopefully to assist them to disclose some of these ...

Global Reporting Initiative publishes events sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... emissions, waste, attendee travel, event legacy, and initiatives taken at an event to promote sustainability and transparency. The Event Organizers Sector Supplement covers event project life cycles from bid to planning, execution and, post-event - including ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... jurisdictions take a bit of a hit, what does that mean for Australia? "I think the focus there is on accountability and transparency of how proxy advisers form their recommendations. In the US and EU markets, some companies have express concern about ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investment strategy with a standard set of fees generally available to all members. The FSC also supports greater transparency, but CEO John Brodgen said that the cost of implementing greater transparency has to be a consideration. "The challenge is ...

ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... director, said in the group's 2011 annual report. "In a given supply chain these are likely to include a mix of lack of transparency in the supply chain, weak government capacity to implement laws, inappropriate retailer purchasing practices and prevailing ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... to capital raisings in proportion to their existing shareholdings is a concern. Of related concern is the lack of transparency on fees paid to underwriters and investment banks to hold an equity capital raising. "You can work it out from if you're lucky ...