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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 ...

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 ...