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SAP: sustainability for innovation as well as cost reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... costs as benchmarks." Swizzler pointed to SAP Carbon Impact as an example of a software solution. "We look to the business data warehousing together with the core of environmental compliance," she said. "One in-demand solution is SAP Carbon Impact. The ...

GBST, CAER to offer quantitative ESG data tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... governance - which can be incorporated into portfolio measurement and monitoring. The partnership combines GBST's quantitative data strategies with CAER's qualitative research. "CAER have a system that ranks companies on different criteria," said Kathy ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... willow and establish biochar field sites and trials, plus monitor and evaluate changes in soil chemistry and generate baseline data on biochar use. Monash University was granted AU$264,000 to study the potential of biochar and biochar/compost blends ...

SAM targets 2,500 companies for sustainability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... and crisis management, human capital development and the quality of environmental and social reporting. After analysing the data, SAM selects the top 10% in each industry sector for inclusion in the DJSI World Indexes, which will be published in September. ...

Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... companies prepare the same information in the same format. There is a huge universe of freedom that impacts the quality of data, the understanding of data, etc. This, of course, is a point of attack for information users, or NGOs, or people campaigning ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... in our explanation." Foresters does measure social impact and social value of its work, and has focused on structuring its data reporting systems to measure the value generated when an organisation comes to them to apply for a loan. "What we're doing ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... which built on the success of last year's inaugural gathering in New York City." Each participating organisation will collect data in its home market. The decision to collaborate on the trends report was made as part of a summit in London. The groups ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Conference on Sustainability and Integrated Reporting that investors need "materiality plus data quality and consistency" when it comes to disclosure of ESG to allow them to make informed investment decisions. Citing ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Social Responsibility (ACCSR) that they feel "anger, anxiety or concern" when reading a sustainability report. ACCSR analysed data it collected from 16 research projects conducted between 2006 and 2011, relating to the way stakeholders perceive sustainability ...

Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... voluntary disclosures of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues must ensure that any statements can be backed up by data and they must be aware that disclosures to reporting frameworks such as the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) will be evaluated ...