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IIRC considers assurance of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... purposes," IIRC said. "Credibility and trust of corporate reporting is the corner-stone of the work of regulators and auditing standard setters," said Bernard Agulhas, CEO, IRBA. "As corporate reporting evolves to embrace more fully the relevant aspects ...

Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFSC)'s chain of custody standard has been revised to meet international best practice as timber products move through the supply chain, according to the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS). The AFS is a not-for-profit ...

CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... supplementary work," Guthrie said. "One piece will be to do some sort of report or diagram or explanation as to how the standard aligns with each other." The current CDSB reporting framework focuses on the management view of climate change-related risks ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Balance found. Of the 43 companies that sought assurance of their sustainability data, 72% used ASAE3000, an accounting standard that provides assurance on non-financial data. By contrast, 10% use AA1000, while 16% used both standards in conjunction ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... shouldn't treat the representative model as broken, but what I think has happened is that the government introduced a higher standard of care and it is now a professional trustee standard. In reality, if you are going to continue with a representative ...

GRI names Michael Meehan new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... the organization broadly to further strengthen GRI's role in establishing sustainability reporting as a valuable global standard practice," Meehan said. "I believe this is a pivotal time in sustainability reporting where innovation and collaboration ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... for our work - our reconciliation action plan (RAP) is the first to be recognised by Reconciliation Australia as a gold standard RAP, and it's the only RAP in Australia that's been externally audited. It's authentic and highly regarded work, and it means ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Cities recognise that climate change is a threat to businesses located within their municipalities, with impacts on property, capital, infrastructure and social impacts to communities, according to research from CDP. CDP has published Protecting Our ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Although 85% of ASX200 companies provide some level of reporting on sustainability factors, more than 40% of those companies still rate in the bottom two categories of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)'s annual review of sustainability ...

Barclays, MSCI to launch Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Barclays and MSCI have agreed to launch a Green Bond Index, a new addition to their environmental, social and governance (ESG) fixed income benchmark index series. The Green Bond Index will reflect those bonds funding projects with direct environmental ...