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ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... governance in Asia," he said. "There has been a lot of activity including the Hong Kong exchange releasing a draft ESG reporting guideline. There is a corporate governance blueprint pending release from Securities Commission of Malaysia. The Monetary ...

Companies testing labour, human rights supply chain standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... the training provided to company managers and suppliers on the code, the companies' commitment to the code, companies' reporting channels, annual monitoring of supplier compliance and external validation of suppliers' compliance, assessing if companies ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... CAER for the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). "The documentation of the payment must satisfy the reporting requirements set out within the Criminal Code to be accepted as a facilitation payment." Although the Australian government's ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... including superannuation funds - are signatories to the UNPRI, which calls for voluntary commitments around disclosure and reporting to beneficiaries. Vamos conceded that the sort of asset-holding disclosures that ASFA and FSC are discussing are not ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is continuing to set up working groups for the development of the G4 next generation reporting guidelines. While nominations for the Disclosure on Management Approach working group close as of 13 January, more working ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... related to the carbon pricing scheme," said Leeora Black, managing director of the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Reporting (ACCSR). "Basically, addressing the impact of the carbon pricing scheme is among the top five priorities of companies." ...

Integrated Reporting to generate value, costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Integrated reporting (IR) will help organisations communicate their strategy and how they generate value, but it must do so without eroding current methodologies must respect regulatory and legislative responsibilities for company directors, according ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... electricity decreased 19,600 tCO2-e, or 5% between 2009 and 2010. "This decrease is due the ongoing benefit of weekly reporting of house usage, implemented in 2010, and centre management diligence along with energy efficiency capital projects," the report ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... integrating sustainability into their strategies for risk management and return, the discussion has turned to integrated reporting - whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) measurements should be merged with traditional financial reporting ...

CDP: U.S. farmers' GHG disclosures and management varied

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... suggested several examples that provide increased incentive for growers to adopt sustainable agricultural practices and reporting, including paying growers a premium that reflects the added value of products that meet "pre-established performance criteria" ...