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GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... set up working groups for the development of the G4 next generation reporting guidelines. While nominations for the Disclosure on Management Approach working group close as of 13 January, more working groups will be announced and calls for nominations ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... the Queensland funds, what do you do to mitigate the risk so that you're not out of action. We are looking for more disclosure around that. You do need to be proactive on this if it's a material risk." Wilson also cited executive remuneration as a continuing ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... emissions, the company said. Westfield has measured its GHG emissions since 2006 and has reported them through the Carbon Disclosure Project. Westfield directly employs 4500 people in its shopping centres, construction sites and offices, and hired roughly ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... any capital-raising." If equity capital is allocated without pre-emptive rights, ACSI believes companies should offer disclosure on how the capital raised was priced, why it was necessary to waive pre-emptive rights, the identity of advisors and underwriters ...

CDP: U.S. farmers' GHG disclosures and management varied

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... emissions and identify areas of successful emissions management and sustainable farming practices, according to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP conducted a pilot study with agricultural CDP supply chain members, asking the supply chain members ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Environmental Upgrade Agreements (EUAs), a new category of tri-partite lending vehicles, have been created for use in commercial buildings in New South Wales and the City of Melbourne. EUAs provide longer term, fixed rate debt facilities for owners ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... than 10% on average across all categories. Only six scored 40% and above and only three scored more than 50%. "Social disclosure [is] generally a lot lower than upstream environmental disclosure, which probably reflects the maturity of that sector," ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Woolworths launched a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to advance opportunities of Indigenous Australians and reported a 30% decrease in its lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR), against a backdrop of a 5.1% increase in net profit to AU$2.124bn for ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Retirement System (CalSTRS), the Natural Resources Defense Council, the California State Treasurers' Office, the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR). The prototype was developed over six months and included ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Bond Initiative (CBI), an international joint project of the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets and the Carbon Disclosure Project, has developed the International Standards and Certification Scheme for Climate Bonds, which is aimed at facilitate ...