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IIRC launches IR Technology Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... thinking, how software can be used in the narrative elements of reporting, and how technology can facilitate the audit and assurance of an integrated report. "Leading companies around the world are already adopting in their organizations, and there is ...

Direct Action Plan, Emissions Reduction Fund approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... crediting period for savannah burning projects, de Wit noted. There were also "minor" changes to the function of the ERF Assurance Committee to ensure the committee has the ability "to make sure projects were truly additional and meet the existing standards ...

EY buys Net Balance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability services provider in Australia, with services in the areas of sustainability strategy, reporting and assurance, social impact, carbon, energy, health, safety and environment. The Net Balance brand will be integrated into EY, but the Net ...

IIRC considers assurance of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) is considering whether assurance on integrated reporting is necessary. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO The IIRC has published two papers discuss the issue, Assurance on : an introduction to the discussion ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... companies assuring human rights disclosures in addition to environmental data. This is Net Balance's second State of Assurance report. In 2013, 37 ASX100 companies issued assured sustainability data, an increase of 33% on 2012's 30 companies. Within ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... EY will use the survey as a discussion point with corporate clients over the direction of their reporting and their assurance, Bell said. "From our side, this is a tool for sue to communicate with corporate clients," he said. "We will be saying, we've ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... responsibilities go to all those reports that go out and that has the potential to be huge when it comes to things like assurance and integrated reporting." Terence Jeyaretnam, Net Balance director, noted that the impact of the change to Principle 4 ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... ASX 100 company that gets its RAP assured by an independent third party," Brennan said. "I don't buy that the cost of assurance is beyond the range of ASX 100 companies or government departments. Indigenous Australia deserves the transparency and accountability. ...

Pangolin Associates hires Sam Phua

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Iain Smale, joint managing director. "Sam will also help us meet the increasing demand for a range of verification and assurance services that make up a significant part of our business." Pangolin services include mandatory and voluntary schemes such ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... infrastructure, and climate bonds can play an important role in delivering the necessary investment. Investors however require assurance that low-carbon bonds have the qualities they expect of a product described in this way. "By putting certification ...