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Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... the country's National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System which has been operational since 2007, combined with rigorous data and analysis from existing markets, such as the energy sector, provides a robust foundation for an effective carbon trading ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... now, the biggest two challenges for a fund manager when they start looking at ESG, the first is around getting access to data that is consistent and comparable that they can use to benchmark companies, and two is around education. NE: the only other ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Landmark and the Royal Bank of Scotland in Asia," the report explained. "As a result of our substantial growth, air travel and data centre energy use have increased significantly resulting in the increase in total GHG emissions. On a number of other ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... principles (see below) would establish a common framework developed in response to a lack of "meaningful" publicly reported data on gender composition and the gender gap within the financial services sector, particularly at senior executive level. "There ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... meaningful benchmarks as a major or moderate challenge, while 78% report challenges in creating or finding reliable internal data. This also causes problems in the investor/analyst side, because it makes comparative analysis more difficult. The most ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... areas," said Ernst Ligteringen, GRI CEO in a statement. "Similarly, investors are looking more closely at sustainability data to determine the long term health of a company. An important way to ensure that this kind of data is useful, meaningful and ...

Global Reporting Initiative launch process for new standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... into shaping G4, the next iteration of sustainability reporting guidance. G4 should address requirements for sustainability data and enable reporters to provide relevant information to various stakeholders, including shareholders, investors and consumers. ...

Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... to the organisation's key stakeholders. - Step 5 - Establish internal systems to accurately obtain and monitor performance data. - Step 6 - Develop and implement an appropriate assurance process. - Step 7 - Compile and structure the integrated report. ...

Transparency improving around miners' ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
A growing number of mining and metals companies are providing data on social and environmental impacts, according to a report by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). Of the ICCM's 18 members, 17 reported on their sustainability performance ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... needs to be accurate and complete. "For example, to compare companies in a sector against safety performance, we need the data to be comparable and consistent," Edgerton (pictured at left) said. "This impacts on a number of areas, such as the license ...