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Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... principles (see below) would establish a common framework developed in response to a lack of "meaningful" publicly reported data on gender composition and the gender gap within the financial services sector, particularly at senior executive level. "There ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... meaningful benchmarks as a major or moderate challenge, while 78% report challenges in creating or finding reliable internal data. This also causes problems in the investor/analyst side, because it makes comparative analysis more difficult. The most ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... areas," said Ernst Ligteringen, GRI CEO in a statement. "Similarly, investors are looking more closely at sustainability data to determine the long term health of a company. An important way to ensure that this kind of data is useful, meaningful and ...

Global Reporting Initiative launch process for new standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... into shaping G4, the next iteration of sustainability reporting guidance. G4 should address requirements for sustainability data and enable reporters to provide relevant information to various stakeholders, including shareholders, investors and consumers. ...

Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... to the organisation's key stakeholders. - Step 5 - Establish internal systems to accurately obtain and monitor performance data. - Step 6 - Develop and implement an appropriate assurance process. - Step 7 - Compile and structure the integrated report. ...

Transparency improving around miners' ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
A growing number of mining and metals companies are providing data on social and environmental impacts, according to a report by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). Of the ICCM's 18 members, 17 reported on their sustainability performance ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... needs to be accurate and complete. "For example, to compare companies in a sector against safety performance, we need the data to be comparable and consistent," Edgerton (pictured at left) said. "This impacts on a number of areas, such as the license ...

Sustainability reporting: the drive towards integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... report. In 2009, only 50% of respondents did so. However, the report noted two points - one being "...[t]here is insufficient data to extrapolate if the decrease in the number of large companies offering such a report is because the information is being ...