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Environmental, economic risks also present opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... James Allt-Graham The Australia Report 2012 is a broad-based report produced by the ADC Forum report in collaboration with KPMG, and examines how the country views perceived risks. The report explores not only the top perceived risks, but the extent ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... pricing regime in July. The Australia Report 2012 is a broad-based report produced by the ADC Forum in collaboration with KPMG. The risk of climate change is also tightly interwoven with other perceived risks, both environmental and social - the report ...

AMP hires Ross Andrews as ESG research associate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... companies on ESG factors. He will report to Ian Woods, AMP Capital's head of ESG research. Andrews has worked at consultants KPMG and PwC in the area of sustainability in Australia and South Africa. He has also worked as an environmental consultant in ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... eligibility criteria - the working group includes International Finance Corporation (IFC), Standard & Poor's, Aviva Investors and KPMG. See Also: IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... differentiation and to ensure the long-term social, environmental and economic sustainability of the sector, according to a KPMG report. "The key things coming out the report is that agribusiness is fragmented by subsectors," said Phillip Napier, KPMG ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... corruption, but 40% of those companies have no publicly stated policy that prohibits bribery or facilitation payments. See Also: KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies 75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... anti-bribery policies if the Australian government removes the "facilitation payments" defence from laws. David Luijerink, KPMG forensic partner In November, the government released a consultation paper discussing possible amendments to the criminal ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... (ESG) measurements should be merged with traditional financial reporting methodologies and how they should be presented. KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... into core business strategies. In Business briefing series: 20 issues on building a sustainable business, co-authored with KPMG, the institute presents steps, from integrating the consideration of externalities stakeholder concerns and expectations to ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... input from industry experts including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Standard & Poor's, Aviva Investors and KPMG. Approximately US$1tr in in mitigation and adaptation investments is required each year between now and 2050, according to ...