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PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... credit rating companies - Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poors Financial Services and Fitch Ratings do consider corruption in gauging political risk, those risks were underestimated. "The working group felt that Moody's, S&P and Fitch, which together ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... corporate action against the ten principles of the which cover activities in human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption. Companies are "moving from good intentions to significant actions," the organisation said in its Global Corporate ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... organisation has increased its advocacy around environmental and social issues, and Byrne cited engagement around anti-corruption and compliance, and the recent publication of the third ACSI research paper into labour and human rights supply chain policies ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... "What's quite pertinent, particularly to the opposition, is that investors support this. Investors understand that corruption costs money and it's a hindrance to investment in mining." See Also: EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparenc ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... that has resulted in the Global Compact's 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption being fully aligned with the newly launched G4 GRI sustainability standards. "The UN Global Compact welcomes G4 and our ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... approach working group, Simon Miller of World Vision International and Christiane Meyer of Banarra was on the anti-corruption working group, and Robyn Leeson of the Net Balance Foundation was on the technical advisory committee. "In today's world, the ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... on strategy, results and risks in six areas - environmental, social and employee-related matters, human rights, anti-corruption and bribery. Additionally, large listed companies will be required to provide information on their diversity policy, covering ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... outcomes of CSR initiatives. Addressing human rights within the sphere of influence and working to combat business corruption were the least nominated challenges, at 27% and 17% respectively. For the first time, ACCSR also surveyed New Zealand for its ...

KPMG: fraud costs Australian/NZ businesses $373 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... only 15% of organisations surveyed by KPMG see fraud as a key risk. Gary Gill "People don't take fraud, bribery and corruption seriously enough, until the situation actually arises," said Gary Gill, KPMG's national head of forensic. "People say yes ...

OECD criticises low enforcement of foreign bribery law

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... appropriate. The OECD did highlight positive aspects of Australia's efforts, pointing to Australia's first national anti-corruption plan that should be adopted at the end of this year, an experts panel that has been established to advise the AFP's foreign ...