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Sustainability Consortium of Professionals and Educators (SCOPE) formed to overwhelming response

Consortium established after two-day Conference on Corporate Governance and Responsibility: Theory Meets Practice
 
Singapore, 21 July 2016 – As a strong call to action by industry participants attending the Conference on Corporate Governance and Responsibility held in Singapore from 20 to 22 July 2016, a Sustainability Consortium of Professionals and Educators (SCOPE) was formed. 
 
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Only half of top ASEAN listed companies publicly disclose their commitment to anti-corruption

Findings from business integrity research launched at the Conference on Corporate Governance and Responsibility: Theory Meets Practice

Singapore, 21 July 2016 – A joint research by ASEAN CSR Network (ACN) and National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School’s Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO) revealed that on average, only 54 per cent of the top listed companies in five ASEAN countries have a publicly disclosed  commitment to anti-corruption. The study looked at the top 50 listed companies in each of the five countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – and assessed their level of public disclosure related to their anti-corruption efforts.

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Singapore companies lag behind ASEAN counterparts in sustainability reporting regulation (2)

Findings from study on sustainability reporting launched at the Conference on Corporate Governance and Responsibility: Theory Meets Practice

Singapore, 20 July 2016 – A study by National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School’s Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO) and ASEAN CSR Network (ACN) revealed that companies see the relevance in sustainability but majority struggle to identify its key impact, risks and opportunities.

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