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Manifest-i - Comment February 06

Pressure for more CSR disclosure set to continue

Karen Talbot, Editor

The debate about the development of the business review and the scrapping of the operating and financial review (OFR) has revealed the continuing gap between demands for social and environmental reporting from pressure groups and the reality of mandatory requirements. More >>
 

Shareholder Rights Directive to be welcomed
Paul Hewitt, Manifest European Business Development Manager

The European Commission has now formally proposed its long awaited shareholder rights directive. The context of the directive is characterised by a number of traits found across Europe which greatly hinder the successful exercise of cross-border voting rights, identified in 2003 as a part of the exercise of scoping the corporate governance action plan. More >>

Governance

Standards & Guidance

Friends of the Earth claims victory over OFR

Environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth is claiming victory for what it calls a dramatic climb down by the government over its decision to abolish the statutory requirement for companies to produce an operating and financial review.
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Activism

Proxy Governance and Manifest form alliance

Manifest has announced an alliance with US proxy advisory and voting service, PROXY Governance Inc. (PGI).
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Companies

Livedoor probe prompts Tokyo exchange closure

An investigation into violations of securities laws by Japanese internet company, Livedoor, forced the Tokyo Stock Exchange to shut down recently after investors overloaded its systems trying to sell the stock.
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Research

New Zealand tops governance ranking

New Zealand has achieved the highest score in the corporate governance index produced by research and advisory firm, Maplecroft. Its score reached 10.000, followed by Singapore (9.791) and the UK (9.193).
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People

Karabelas replaces Gowrie-Smith at SkyePharma

Dr Argeris Karabelas has been appointed non-executive chairman of SkyePharma, the pharmaceutical company. Karabelas is a former chief executive of Novartis Pharma and currently non-executive chairman of several pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, including Human Genome Sciences. More >>

Governance Resources

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Conferences

Topical governance and CSR-related conferences.
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Corporate Social Responsibility

Socially Responsible Investment

UKSIF: SRI should be part of UK pensions reform

The UK Social Investment Forum (UKSIF) has proposed to the government a package of measures for pension reform and sustainable development, including a requirement for pension funds to publicise their social investment policies and offer their members responsible investment choices. More >>

Environment

UK government urges use of reporting guidelines

Environment minister, Elliot Morley, has urged all companies to use new reporting guidelines to measure and report their environmental performance, which he said could save on costs, enhance reputation and reduce risk.  More >>

Health & Safety

Residents demand compensation for Buncefield

Local residents affected by the explosion at the Buncefield fuel depot, near Hemel Hempstead, have begun legal action against Hertfordshire Oil Storage, a joint venture company operated by oil firms Total and Texaco. More >>

Best Practice & Ethics

Pharmaceutical groups top ethical ranking

GlaxoSmithKline has been given the highest score by Convalence, which tracks the ethical reputation of multinational companies, in its rankings for 2005. Two other pharmaceutical companies – Merck and Bristol Myers Squibb - made up the top three, and Unilever was ranked as having made the best ethical progress over the year. More >>

Features

News Analysis

World Economic Forum: A creative debate

Seizing the "Creative Imperative" was the message of the 36th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos last month.
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Sector Review

Leisure & Hotels

The leisure and hotels sector - which can be split into gambling, hotels, leisure facilities and restaurant & pubs - faces a variety of challenges relating to corporate responsibility. More >>

Leaders and Laggards

Majority shareholder concerns at hotel group

The hotel company, Millennium & Copthorne, faced opposition from activist institutional investors last year, particularly in relation to remuneration at its AGM on 5 May 2005.
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Academic Round up

Manifest-I presents a summary of recently released academic papers on international corporate governance issues. More >>

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