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Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Framework is intended to work in conjunction with other accounting standards and frameworks, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Australian state and national regulatory standards and the Australian Water Accounting Standard (AWAS), McCombe ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... requires credible data, many companies subject their energy and greenhouse gas data to assurance." The Global Reporting Initiative's forthcoming G4 reporting framework may increase the amount of data that is assured. G4 will require companies to take ...

ACCSR: Governance and transparency material issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... The fact that governance is the top material issue cited by stakeholders is an affirmation of the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) decision to introduce changes to the forthcoming G4 guidelines that will require increased reporting of governance disclosures ...

Study: GRI can boost public sector reporting efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines can contribute to reducing reporting costs and improving reporting efficiency in Australia's public sector, according to research commissioned by GRI's Focal Point Australia. An analysis of six different ...

More than 3,000 respond to GRI comment periods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has received more than three thousand formal submissions on its G4 next generation reporting guidelines, a record number for the organisation. Nelmara Arbex GRI held two public comment periods - August to November ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... develop a global standard on social responsibility. He has also served in expert working groups of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to develop the protocols on boundaries, materiality and reporting principles. Van der Lugt will lead a series of ...

GRI opens comment on anti-corruption, GHG guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is asking for public comment on its G4 draft guidance for anti-corruption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting. GRI is currently developing the next generation of its sustainability reporting guidelines ...

ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... investors to help analyse and inform investment decisions, according to research conducted by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Prince of Wales's Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Project, in collaboration with Radley Yeldar. According ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... recently recognised when our Corporate Responsibility Report again achieved an A+ rating from the Global Reporting Initiative. Our hotel operational standards go well beyond regulatory requirements and we regret GetUp declined the opportunity to be fully ...

Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... the global debate over the construction of an integrated reporting model and the rollout of the next Global Reporting Initiative Framework rolls out, Burritt cautions against getting "trapped" in focusing on the external report, without looking to internal ...