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Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
With the prospect of a continued low-return investment environment looming, institutional investors should examine the benefits of creating and preserving fairer long-term value in their invested capital, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The UN Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have renewed their partnership. The two organisations have a long-standing collaboration that has resulted in the Global Compact's 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published the newest version of its sustainability reporting guidelines, G4, at its annual global conference. G4 is a significantly revised document and places stronger emphasis on materiality and will encourage ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian government will consider whether mining companies should be made to disclose the payments they make on a country-by-country basis after evaluating the results of the Australian pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Fund managers and analysts are reassessing Australian retailer's supply chain management as a result of the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh last month. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The factory collapse, which has left more ...

CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA) has called for a safe harbour provision to allow company directors to make forward-looking statements such those outlined in the Integrated Reporting (IR) framework. Judith Fox, director, policy, Chartered Secretaries ...

Graham Dooley new president of Australian Water Association

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Graham Dooley, chairman of Blue Sky Water Partners, has been appointed president of the Australian Water Association (AWA), the Australian water industry body. Dooley has been involved with the AWA since 1983, serving as federal secretary, president ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
IT services provider CA Technologies says there is increased consumer demand for companies to manage IT energy consumption and carbon emissions, driving increased uptake of their enterprise software products, and impacting CA Technologies' sustainability ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Reconciliation Australia will receive AU$14.4 million over the next four years as part of the government's 2013-2014 budget. Reconciliation Australia announced the government funding will be used to continue the organisation's work in engaging the public ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has made its second loan, to fund the purchase of housing units in a retirement home park in Tasmania. The loan is towards the construction and installation of four, two-bedroom prefabricated units for the ...