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GRI launches 2013 taxonomy, online G4 support tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... the latest iteration of the G4 Guidelines, which have been revised and enhanced in order to reflect important current and future trends in the sustainability reporting landscape." The GRI Taxonomy 2013 was developed in collaboration with Deloitte, GRI ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... long way to go with that." That gap is likely to persist, Spiller noted. "My sense is that there is... for the foreseeable future, there's potentially a gap between where some institutions perceive their fiduciary responsibility and interpret the challenges ...

IGCC welcomes CCA draft report on emissions targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... substantial emissions reductions in just seven years. "If Australia is to move to deeper emissions reduction targets in future, it would be better to decide sooner so that policy settings can support these outcomes," Pegan said. "We know that achieving ...

Investors ask companies for information on fossil fuel exposures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... initiative. "We would like to understand [the company's] reserve exposure to the risks associated with current and probable future policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050," according to the template letter to oil and gas companies. ...

ARENA announces launch of wave-to-electricity unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Program with $4.4 million funding. "Our investment aims to demonstrate the technology and share lessons learnt to catalyse future projects," said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "The project has improved collaboration between the research, government and ...

IIRC asks investors to critique pilot integrated reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... performance, investors told the IIRC that the reports "provided greater insight into areas such as strategy, risk, governance and future targets." "The reports were felt to provide a contextual foundation for interpreting and analysing disclosed data," ...

Companies face uncertainty from timing of carbon tax repeal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... 2014/15 carbon liability, the ACCC might well seek to use its powers to require companies to reduce their prices in the future to compensate customers for previous payments made that include provision for costs associated with this ultimately unrealised ...

Ethinvest rallies support for BHP Billiton board candidate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... skills and experience of any prospective Board member to add to the overall skills and experience of the Board and meet its future needs. In this context, the Board considers that Mr Dunlop would not add to the effectiveness of your Board." Later in ...

Property developers advised to factor in climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... burden," Salisbury said in a statement. "Then there are others who have purchased land now with an aim to develop in the future without considering how that landscape is likely to change in ten or twenty years. There is also the impact on other stakeholders ...

Inalytics, PIRC find corporate governance, share price link

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Inalytics report posited. "I suspect these results will spark some very fruitful and interesting research papers in the future." Inalytics applied this analysis to the area of investment manager skill, analysis the UK equity portfolios of one of their ...