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Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... you've got once the product has been sold,[and] also the boundary around companies is a lot more permeable, a lot more transparency and accountability is require by the public.... "Generally speaking, business has entered and many of these companies ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... subject their performance to the regular scrutiny of shareholders," he said. "This would provide an additional layer of transparency and accountability and would demonstrate a strong desire to genuinely engage with shareholders." Bradbury also touched ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... remuneration reports when executives appear to be paid above the market rate for company size and complexity, for lack of transparency around explanations of fixed pay increases, when bonuses are delivered against undisclosed earning targets, when an ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Mirvac's business. Biodiverity, tenant expectations, retail customer behavior, executive remuneration and payments transparency were among the issues given a lower ranking as current or potential impact. "The issues were categorised based on the level ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... reporting into the future and will provide guidance for companies looking to respond to the increasing demand for transparency from the market."

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability database

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... size and location as well as use the data to find out what indicators companies are reporting on, and how companies' transparency compares to their peers. The database was built with the support of KPMG Spain and its software provider Baetica. Twenty-two ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government has agreed to undertake a pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), with Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson announcing that the government will provide AU$12.7m to support ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... shared interest in the good corporate governance through all those risk management issues - board effectiveness, transparency, governance of the company. They are all part of what the creditors have to bear in terms of the type of risk." But even as ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... description. These short term bonuses are base pay in drag." Paatsch also pointed to questions about the practice and transparency around capital raisings as another issue for institutional investors. "Australia is still blighted by a lack of transparency ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... good," Macready said. "We participate in regular meetings by teleconference because they're in the US. We get full transparency on the assets. Triodos is based in the Netherlands, and they provide decent quarterly reporting. On our side, we're focused ...