Keeping Good Companies articles from March 2007

Keeping Good Companies archives from March 2007

System change: the greatest challenge and opportunity facing business.(APPLIED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE)
March 1, 2007... * Exploring a wider view of corporate responsibility in relation to long-term sustainability * Is broader systemic change needed, beyond corporate-level initiatives, to reduce environmental and social impacts? ********** Business...

Class actions over climate change: liability from an Australian perspective.(NEWS AND VIEWS)
March 1, 2007... * Companies need to prepare for the possibility of climate change litigation * There is the possibility that litigants will seek to hold directors and key officers personally responsible * Practical steps directors and managers can...

CSR and corporate governance in Australia: the reviews continue.(Corporate social responsibility)
March 1, 2007... Examining latest developments in the CSR regulatory environment: * CAMAC's Corporate Social Responsibility report * ASX Corporate Governance Council's proposed changes to its Principles of good corporate governance and best practice...

Continuous disclosure: a culture of compliance.(CORPORATE LAW)
March 1, 2007... * A reminder that ASIC will pursue civil penalties for significant contraventions of the continuous disclosure requirements * Other potential ramifications of contravening continuous disclosure requirements * The importance of...

The future of online CSR reporting.(Corporate Social Responsibility)
March 1, 2007... * A review of key CSR reporting trends * Some top companies' well-executed online CSR reporting strategies ********** While around 20-25 per cent of Australian companies produce a formal Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)...

Directors beware: personal liability for occupational, health and safety breaches.(EMPLOYMENT LAW)
March 1, 2007... * The difficulties directors face in trying to rely on available defences against criminal liability in occupational health and safety cases * Analysis of a director's liability in an occupational health and safety breach **********...

Major developments in environmental law and policy in 2006 and the outlook for 2007.(Australia. Contaminated Sites Act 2003)(Australia. Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979)
March 1, 2007... * An overview of existing and planned legislation around Australia in 2006-07 * How federal and state environmental legislation affects or is likely to affect organisations in the areas of: --climate change and greenhouse gases ...

Community partnerships.(professional services)
March 1, 2007... * Community partnerships are evolving as a powerful business tool for professional services organisations around the world. * Examining the value of such partnerships to the bottom line ********** Community partnerships that...

Carbon literacy starts to count.(RISK MANAGEMENT)
March 1, 2007... * The growing importance of carbon accounting to corporate Australia * Risks and opportunities for organisations once there's a price on carbon * Carbon disclosure: practical steps to start today That which is common to the...

Reform of taxation of financial arrangements.(Australia. Tax Laws Amendment (Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill 2007)(Australia. Income Tax Assessment Act 1997)
March 1, 2007... * What are the proposed changes to rework the way in which financial arrangements are taxed? * What are the underlying the principles of the proposed reforms? * What is the timetable for the reforms? ********** The reform of...