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Global Reporting Initiative G4 draft out for public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... has opened it up for public feedback. The G4 framework is focused on five main areas - boundary, application levels, governance and remuneration, supply chain, and disclosures on management approach. It will produce new and updated content. Public comment ...

ARENA board members, CEO named

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... ensure ARENA has a good mix of skills across renewable energy technology, commercialisation, investment and corporate governance," Minister Ferguson said. "The board will oversee ARENA's delivery of project funding; develop skills in the renewable energy ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... not require disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions. ESG reporting is introduced via Principle 7 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Principle 7 establishes how companies should disclose and communicate ...

Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... belief by green bond issuers that there is a correlation between financial sustainability and environmental, social and governance factors. The Climate Bonds Initiative and the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence found that there is USD$174bn worth ...

Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... forget that [the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority] APRA are regulating the sector quite hard now. With the new governance requirements from APRA vis a vis governance comes the need for board succession plans and board tenure plans. All these ...

Investor Profile: Five Oceans Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... approaches to building portfolios of listed global equities. The company has integrated environmental, social and corporate governance analysis into its investment process since its 2005 inception. Ross Youngman, CEO and Kim Tracey, portfolio manager ...

ACSI may name companies with poor sustainability disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... evaluate the relationship between good sustainability reporting and the broader quality of a company's management and governance. ASCI is also supporting the Report or Explain campaign that will be presented at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development ...

IIRC to publish integrated reporting framework in 2013

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting framework that organisations use to bring together "material information about an organization's strategy, governance, performance and prospects in a way that reflects the commercial, social and environmental context within which it operates," ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund to implement a global government bond strategy that explicitly takes environmental, social and governance signals into consideration when making investment decisions. Mathew McCrum, director, investments, talks with The Sustainability ...

AMP Capital fund buys stake in Indian clean energy company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... considering any other investments in renewable energy assets at this time, AMP Capital said. Environmental, social and governance factors are considered by the infrastructure team as part of their investment process. The infrastructure team "does consider ...