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Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... "translate" the information and advice into language that is relevant to the investment/divestment decision that is before the board or investment committee.... [A]nd then, you get to a point where you have quality information, translated in such a way ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... five stars, but the index noted leading companies are linking progress on sustainability with remuneration, training and board development. "The key one is the engagement from the top - this connection to ensuring that the board are aware of what are ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability strategy with regular biz planning. It is integrated to the core and something that our executive team and board are looking at, along with me. We want a cohesive, driven, strategic sustainability plan, even though we already feel that ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... accountability for the disclosure of non-financial information. According to the survey, nearly 32% said they found mandatory board oversight in sustainability performance reporting as essential, and 32% said it was important. Similarly, 32.1% found ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... it's all done. It's got to be done right, but it's taking up a lot of time and bandwidth." The PRI Advisory Council and board had agreed to carry out the formal review at a joint meeting in Cape Town last September, but the review took on new impetus ...

SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... some sort of money as described, then we can grow the sector and the mainstream institutional investment banks will come on board."

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... 'safeguard the integrity of corporate reporting, which would include sustainability reporting," she said. "In effect, it says the board's responsibilities go to all those reports that go out and that has the potential to be huge when it comes to things ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Reporting Initiative's G4 guidelines, both because of its focus on materiality and because it requires sign-off from the board of directors. There are differences in the ways that internal and external stakeholders impact on sustainability discussions ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... voluntary compliance basis in July 2013, with mandatory compliance to commence this July. In addition to standards around board independence and the development of an ESG risk management policy for a default fund/MySuper product, superannuation funds ...

Ernst Ligteringen to step down from GRI in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... the pivotal role it is now playing in the growth of sustainability reporting," said Christianna Wood, chairman of the GRI board. "During his tenure, the number of organizations producing sustainability reports has increased from a handful of pioneers ...