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UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... education and research space- and I think that's not something that is perfectly measured, but conceptually, in terms of materiality, yes, there is value that we should define," he said.

VicSuper publishes first G4, Integrated Reporting annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... talking about the most meaningful stuff for the members?" In order to produce the report, the fund did an "extensive" materiality assessment using both the IR principles and GRI guidelines, resulting in a multi-stakeholder based process, Simpson said. ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability," said Guido Giese, head of indices, RobecoSAM. "Since 1999, we have helped investors realise the financial materiality of sustainability and companies continue to tell us that the DJSI provides an excellent tool to measure the effectiveness ...

IIRC considers assurance of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... methodology issues dealing with, for example, future-oriented information, soft narrative and completeness of a report; and materiality, the reporting boundary and connectivity for assurance purposes," IIRC said. "Credibility and trust of corporate reporting ...

CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... which 16% is directly related to forests risk commodities. The CDSB reporting guidelines also encompass boundaries and materiality as part of the new proposals. "We are looking at reporting through mainstream channels, so if you're already familiar with ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... We have worked through each of those processes methodically with surveys and all types of information to build up materiality, and part of that, absolutely, is having those conversations with NGOs on a regular basis." See Also: Westpac signs on to Soft ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... stakeholders and material risks is also very important." National Australia Bank (NAB) engages in a two to three month materiality process of engagement and surveys with both internal and external stakeholders as part of their annual materiality review ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... investment products that are investible for institutional investors, to provide tools and provide information about the materiality of the issues and how the board might think strategically about systemic risks." Climate change should be seen as a meta-theme ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... there there is a wide variation in how investors evaluate non-financial disclosures and there are concerns about the materiality of companies' non-financial - i.e. environmental, social and governance - disclosures. The global survey of 163 institutional ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... companies now who are forced to say if there is a risk," she said. "[Recommendation 7.4] has a broad definition of materiality - it's not the accounting definition of materiality - so it's going to be a brave company that says they don't have any of ...