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Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... highlighted by recent tragedies such as the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh in April which left more than 1,100 people dead. In addition to the sheer human toll of such accidents, they can also pose a reputational risk to retail companies that ...

PRI to launch new reporting, assessment framework in October

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... signatories with those practical tools, Reynolds said. "Part of the process was assessing, across all the things we're asking people to report on and assess them on, what are the tools that we have in each of these areas to assist signatories, to make ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... the potential for investors to have more access to information like that under the Stronger Super reforms, Kirk said. "If people do want to take an active interest in where their money is invested, it can be challenging," Kirk said. "Frequently, funds ...

Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... the campaign demanding investors divest from holdings in South African companies during the apartheid era. "We're finding people all over the world now in institutions and we are convincing them to divest their funds from the fossil fuel industry," McKibben ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... highlight reporting by companies and public organisations. They were established "63 years ago by a group of professional people who were concerned about improving the accountability of activities of organisations", according to ARA's website. NAB won ...

Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to urban slums

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a not-for-profit social enterprise, is working to provide affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums. Pollinate Energy's founders. Co-Founder Kat Kimmorley in centre of front row. Pollinate Energy has developed a business ...

IIRC CEO favours market-led adoption of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... consultation draft, it's fairly obvious that we could be clearer that it's a fundamental concept, not a reporting requirement. People are not necessarily seeing it that way. There are other issues around the capitals as well - some people think they ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... factory in Bangladesh last month. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The factory collapse, which has left more than 1,100 people dead, has highlighted risks for Australian retailers that source products manufactured overseas. Horrific incidents like Rana ...

CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... at the end of that, you're going to report on that. That's the final stage and mandating integrated reporting means that people focus on the report as a compliance obligation." The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) released the consultation ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... indigenous employment, hiring and greater cultural awareness. "Tens of thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait lslander people are directly benefiting from jobs, business transactions and educational opportunities created through RAP actions," said ...