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GRESB joins forces with GRI to push sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... the 2012 sustainability survey. The previous two surveys have been used by more than 30 institutional investors for engagement with investments, including Local Government Super, AustralianSuper and Victorian Funds Management Corporation. "For investors ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... to significance to both stakeholders and to Santos. Four of those indicators - water resources, external stakeholder engagement, financial performance and new project development and acquisitions - were the most strongly rated by both Santos and its ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... principles and open communication of RI processes to its membership. Candidates are assessed on three criteria - investment, engagement and behaviour. "Our commitment of over $3 billion invested in responsible investment strategies across Australian ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... team with the bank's skilled volunteer unit, said Sandy Blackburn-Wright, head of organisational mentoring, community engagement, Westpac. "We've been doing skilled volunteering for a very long time, and the program that I run is about putting that skilled ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... to leadership in Australia. Q: I would imagine that when you look from country to country, the levels and issues of engagement differ from country to country. Where is there more work to be done in terms of the E, the S and the G? JG: I don't have precise ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... The UNPRI has sent letters to leaders and laggards for five years, and UNPRI notes that between 2008 and 2011, the engagement resulted in an average 40.1% of laggards subsequently submitting their sustainability reports. That 40.1% has included firms ...

Fourth Carbon Farming Initiative methodology approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... the Clean Energy Future legislative package, in particular the Carbon Farming Initiative, is the product of increased engagement with Indigenous communities, according to Emily Gerrard, a senior associate at law firm Allens Arthur Robinson. Indigenous ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Halliday, AMP Capital's corporate governance manager, said that as a result of the "two strikes" rule, there is increased engagement with companies. Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove ...

IGCC and others launch second global investor survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... assess institutional investors' response to climate change risks by examining investment strategies, policies, company engagement practices and investment decisions. "Reducing emissions exposure, while finding the revenue generating businesses of the ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... funding under SEDIF. In another panel discussion, participants discussed ways in which companies can use stakeholder engagement and dialogue to innovate by looking at how corporates engage with Indigenous communities. Professor Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh ...