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GRI releases drafts for first six GRI Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Standards are meant to use the three universal standards and then choose the relevant topic-specific standards based on materiality. GRI noted that in addition to improving structure, format and presentation, the GRI Standards' content has been edited ...

Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... are very pleased to be part of this important initiative which we believe will raise the level of awareness of the materiality of human rights and help companies meet investor expectations on human rights." The benchmark has been developed by fund managers ...

Six Australian companies get gold in RobecoSAM yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Assessment (CSA) to reflect upcoming sustainability trends and increasing insights in the financial materiality of underlying factors," said Daniel Wild, PhD, head of sustainability investing research and development, member of the RobecoSAM ...

Sustainability reporting improving, room to grow: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Reporting matters finds that 62% of companies have improved their disclosures since the first report in 2014, and materiality disclosures in particular have shown the greatest signs of improvement, WBCSD said. The report found that 88% of companies in ...

Investors demanding better corporate ESG disclosure: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... increase in the number of investors that say they value material ESG data demonstrates how seriously investors judge the materiality of ESG risks and opportunities. "In the first survey that was a year ago, we wanted to test the market, and speak with ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... metrics in comparison to last year. We had an internal project where we developed a business scorecard to address the materiality issues that are listed up front. When you look at our list of material issues, they're not just financial - they're more ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Human Rights Benchmark issues draft indicators Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Companies that are performing materiality reviews should work to connect environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to core business strategy, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). Leeora Black, managing ...

Companies consider implications of new ASX principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... one table, a snapshot of the board." See Also: ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... what investors consider material, according to an analysis conducted by GRI and RobecoSAM. In the report, Defining Materiality: What Matters to Reporters and Investors, GRI and RobecoSAM analysed data from companies in two sectors - technology hardware ...