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Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia/NZ showed continued reductions in energy consumption, GHG emissions and water consumption - during the 2011 and 2012 reporting periods there has been a like-for-like reduction in energy consumption of 5.8% - a total of 113 GWh in 2012. The ...

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... sphere. He cited the growth of initiatives to enhance credibility and comparability, such as the development of the Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS) and Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS). "There is an emerging standard, such ...

GNDI comments on proposed Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI) supports improvements to corporate reporting as proposed in the International Integrated Reporting Framework, but says that any changes to the way organisations report should reduce the overall reporting ...

ACCSR appoints Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... region in the last few years," said Leeora Black, managing director and founder of ACCSR. "For example, the new G4 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines were introduced in May, and for the first time place a major emphasis on organisations reporting ...

Corporates should look beyond CSR to creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... communities because they're a regular purchaser." Beyond carrying out those social programs, companies should also be reporting on those activities internally and externally to demonstrate the value they're creating, Dunn said. "Some industrials that ...

ASX to include ESG disclosures in governance principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability risks." The Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations cover corporate governance practices and reporting requirements for listed companies. Recommendations are not mandatory, but boards that do not adopt the recommendations ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Capital's biannual corporate governance report. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager In addition to reporting on how the investment manager has voted in annual general meetings in the first half of 2013, Karin Halliday, AMP Capital's ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... business reported that uncertainty around the future of the carbon price had changed investment decisions, with 48% reporting that carbon uncertainty was having a negative impact on their business. "There is an overwhelming support for action on climate ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... inconsistency or even polarisation." This figure also contrasted with the confidence in boards' oversight of financial reporting, which scored relatively highly at 3.23. Also of note were questions in which investors selected "no opinion" - the report ...

Deutsche Borse joins Integrated Reporting pilot programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Deutsche Borse Group has joined the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Pilot Programme Business Network and will become the first stock exchange to join the IIRC Pilot Programme. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO The Pilot Programme tests the IIRC's ...