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Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... that are "conditionally aligned" - sectors and technologies that are core to the climate economy, but need additional disclosure to determine if they qualify as "climate-themed bonds." The climate-themed bond market is dominated by US$119bn of transport ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... widely protected labour and human rights standards are those for child labour and forced labour, achieving average disclosure of 14% and 13% respectively. Many companies did not formally extend their policies to part-time, casual or temporary staff. ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... general where they stand on ethics. The stakes have never been as high as they have been at the moment." The lack of disclosure and the lack of disclosure standards mean it is hard to benchmark companies on their ethical conduct, Carlsson-Sweeny said. ...

Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Companies should familiarise themselves with the compliance side of the forthcoming carbon price to be aware of the mechanism and available assistance, and should review contracts to see how they will be affected by up-stream and down-stream cost pass-ons ...

Australia in top ten for GRI sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework, according to a statistical analysis of the GRI Sustainability Disclosure database. Australia had 4% of the total number of reports registered with GRI's database in 2011, making it number eight on ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment (UNPRI), 19% to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and 17% to the Carbon Disclosure Project. The report noted that superannuation funds could do better, and pressure from members would help nudge funds along ...

La Trobe University wins sustainability reporting award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... consultancy Banarra was first runner up in the Best SME report category, while Amcor was also a runner up for the Best Carbon Disclosure category. La Trobe University was also a runner up in the Relevance and Materiality, the Openness and Honesty category ...

Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... revisions, we have to form working groups. At this moment we have five working groups. One of them, the Supply Chain Disclosure Working Group, started even before G4 because we knew this was a topic to be added to the next generation of the guidelines. ...

ASA opposes Santos CEO $2m share grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... salary calculations were based, and questioned the criteria upon which the board based the share grant. "They don't disclosure who the peer group is, or how they calculate it," he said. "Secondly, as Peter [Coates] said to me, 'Vas we have five criteria ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... of executive remuneration reports filed to 30 June 2011, disclosures had improved, "but there is still work to do on disclosure." ASIC reviewed a sample of 50 remuneration reports from ASX300 companies for the financial year ended 30 June 2011. In a ...