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GRI launches format to tag sustainability data in reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have released a new format for tagging data in sustainability reports that will make it easier for users to find and analyse information. GRI's new XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) taxonomy is an open-source ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... carbon risk. The approach calculates carbon risk based on a set of future-orientated criteria, rather than historic emissions data. "One of the key elements to avoiding dangerous climate change is that we shift capital flow towards companies that are ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... attributes in amber, plus has good representation of women on boards and/or senior management, evidence of progress, good data reportage and adoption of Principle 3. WOB found that only 35 of the 82 companies scored 2.2, 2.3 or 3.0 against the criteria ...

IGCC and others launch second global investor survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... of progress for investors themselves," said Stephanie Pfeiffer, IIGCC executive director. Mercer will analyse the survey data. Survey responses are due by March 16 th, and a report of results and accompanying analysis will be published in June.

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... banks, and investments on the part of asset managers and pension funds, increasing use of environmental, social and governance data in decision-making and, for companies in the European Union, reducing exposure to potential increases in the price of ...

Mercer ratings demonstrate challenge of integrating ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Mercer only gave 9% of more than 5,000 environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies in their database their highest ratings because their evaluation is based on how strategies integrate ESG into the active construction of portfolio ...

Managing regulatory impacts priority for CSR practitioners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... 36% in 2010. "The impacts of CSR may be difficult to assess for a number of reasons including lack of established internal data collection processes, lack of internal buy-in, and the belief that intangible benefits cannot be measured," the report said. ...

Mercer gives top rating to 9% of ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Only 9% of more than 5,000 investment strategies in Mercer database achieve the highest ratings on environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings. Mercer has rated strategies within its Global Investment Manager Database (GIMD) for ESG since 2008 ...

ASX50 companies slow to adopt integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... produce concise reports supplemented by online in-depth reports targeting the needs of different stakeholders, including live data sets online to allow stakeholders to interrogate the data to suit their needs. This is a long term journey, and there will ...

CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Fifty organisations, including National Australia Bank, collaborated with the CDP in order to gather the emissions-related data from their suppliers. The CDP reported that supplier engagement is also increasing - 67% of responding suppliers reported ...