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Global Reporting Initiative calls for G4 public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has called upon organisations and individuals globally to participate in a survey that will guide the development of the next generation of its guidelines. The first comment period on the G4 guidelines is open until ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Services operations had 2,409 as of 30 September 2011, compared with 2,485 full time employees at the beginning of the reporting year - a reduction attributed to attrition as Elders implemented a non-critical positions freeze in 2010. The increase in ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... these raise questions about whether a company has a genuine commitment to good corporate citizenship or whether its ESG reporting is simply paying lip service to the notion." Bradbury said that the rise of new media such as Twitter and Facebook has increased ...

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... forward for projects to gain financing, Karmali noted. Because the CDM structure has strict due diligence and transparent reporting on projects, due diligence can easily be conducted, Karmali noted. "I can't think of another commodity that has a profile ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability database

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a new database containing information on sustainability and environmental, social and governance of more than three thousand companies worldwide. The new Sustainability Disclosure Database permits free ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... a proxy voting advisory service for resolutions put to annual general meetings (AGMs) of ASX300 companies, a bespoke reporting service that will identify governance risks at listed companies, and the Investor Voice service, which informs subscribers ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... into how Australian companies are providing disclosure, and the impact of the common National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) framework, said Emma Herd, director of emissions and environment at Westpac, a sponsor of the report. "There have been ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... of the relatively recent recognition of supply chain sustainability disclosures as an important element of corporate reporting," the report said. "It may also be, in part, due to the lack of specific guidance or requirements for such reporting within ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... government revenues from oil, gas, and mining. Under the EITI pilot, Australia will assess the transparency of its financial reporting arrangements for the resources sector against EITI principles, considered a global benchmark for natural resource revenue ...

Three Australian companies to participate in IIRC program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) has selected National Australia Bank, Stockland and Mecu Limited and more than 40 other leading global companies as participants in a pilot program initiative to test integrated reporting (IR) ...