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RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... London. The groups also agreed to launch a global website in the last quarter of 2012 and to collaborate more closely on policy issues. The report, a first of its kind, is scheduled to be released in December. "The enduring strength of sustainable investment ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... strongly rated by both Santos and its stakeholders. Other issues include air quality, community wellbeing, governance and policy and risk management. Santos also reported on how it accomplished its 2011 sustainability goals. It did not have any environmental ...

Emerald Wrap launches, joins UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Neutral, one native tree or shrub will be planted for every Emerald Wrap account opened, as part of the 10% net profit giving policy of the Emerald Club. "Ethinvest has been screening investments for our private clients for over 20 years," said Trevor ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... investors, now in its fifth year. At the upcoming Rio+20 Summit, there will be an opportunity for governments and public policy makers to fully take stock of the rapidly evolving trends in business sustainability and responsible investment -- with an ...

Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... reports at the AGM. "It's still largely a paper-based model and that's what it comes down to," said Judith Fox, director, policy at the CSA. "Proxy votes pass through many hands and you get human error. I think everyone agrees that when we move to a ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The fragmentation of the agribusiness sector both contributes to and is hampered by the lack of a national food policy framework, which is necessary to promote innovation and differentiation and to ensure the long-term social, environmental and economic ...

ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... of that review, ASIC identified four areas of best practice where disclosures could be improved - focus are the board's policy on the nature and amount of remuneration of the key management personnel, the non-financial performance conditions in short-term ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... us understand the information needs of stakeholders, and is one of the key mechanisms for driving corporate sustainable policy development and decision making. Being transparent and providing full disclosure on the issues that matter to stakeholders ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... the WOB traffic light rating, all companies had to do to earn a 2.1, the lowest amber rating, was have "a basic diversity policy and some base level initiatives," according to report. "Technically, [listed companies] don't have to do it until this cycle," ...

IGCC and others launch second global investor survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and two other climate change investor groups have launched a global investor survey that will include a new, comprehensive assessment of low-carbon investments. IGCC, in conjunction with the European Institutional ...