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Global Reporting Initiative launch process for new standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the body that provides the most commonly accepted framework for producing sustainability reports, has launched the process that will result in the next generation of GRI guidelines. GRI is calling on its network of ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Companies listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) are now responsible for producing an integrated financial report that recognizes their impact on the environment and society and related reputational issues, or explaining why they are not reporting ...

Westpac targets 40 percent women in senior management by 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
The Westpac Group has committed to increasing the number of women in senior leadership roles to 40 percent by 2014. Westpac announced this move in a report, On Target, to demonstrate their performance against the UN Women's Empowerment principles, released ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
An analysis of 10 large Australian companies has found that they are failing to accurately report their labour practices management and performance. Nick Edgerton, Colonial First State Global Asset Management Banarra, a Sydney-based consultancy that ...

GRI releases new standards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI ) has updated its sustainability guidance to enhance reporting of operations impacting on human rights, gender and community. The new version, 3.1, is touted as improvements that strengthen expansiveness of reporting ...

Sustainability reporting: the drive towards integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... communication around sustainability issues between stakeholders. At the moment, the most commonly accepted reporting standard for sustainability is the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a framework developed by a multi-stakeholder process. "The best ...

MSCI developing global Socially Responsible Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
MSCI will consult with the investment community on the construction MSCI Globally Socially Responsible Indices. The proposed indices would "aim to support the benchmarking and other index related needs of investors who seek to invest in accordance with ...