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GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Initiative (GRI) is reorganising its governing bodies to strengthen its role as a standard setter for sustainability reporting. The changes will result GRI separating out its advocacy work from the standards-setting work and lead to the creation of new ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... RepRisk Speaking at a panel discussion at the recent GTQ International Annual Australia ESG Conference, sustainability reporting experts told an audience of corporate and investment professionals that managing sustainability issues is part of managing ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainability reporting has become a vital means for companies to communicate non-financial indicators to capital markets, and regulatory changes in the Australian market mean that companies must think through their sustainability reporting strategies ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... welcomed the vote. "This vote is a victory for transparency and this is a great day for the future of sustainability reporting," said Teresa Fogelberg, deputy chief executive, GRI. "This agreement demonstrates the EU's strong commitment to corporate ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... asking companies, do you have a full understanding of your risks." Each year, ACSI researches the state of sustainability reporting by ASX200 companies, and ranks companies on their reporting based on five categories - no reporting, basic, moderate ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... external context, which requires looking at stakeholders and stakeholder interest, management, and finally sustainability reporting. Many companies make the well intentioned error of doing a sustainability report first without understanding the metrics ...

Ernst Ligteringen to step down from GRI in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... important factor in GRI's remarkable development and the pivotal role it is now playing in the growth of sustainability reporting," said Christianna Wood, chairman of the GRI board. "During his tenure, the number of organizations producing sustainability ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... fourth-tier suppliers, Jeyaretnam said. 2014 is the year that companies who use the GRI guidelines for sustainability reporting will have to start the transition to the G4 guidelines. Adrian King, partner in charge, climate change and sustainability ...

GRI, RAFI to collaborate on human rights reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... identify opportunities for the language of the reporting and assurance frameworks to dovetail with the GRI sustainability reporting guidelines," according to GRI, such that the two organisations present clear guidance on how to report on UNGP implementation. ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... incredibly important time for investors to be heard as a growing number of companies look to integrate GRI sustainability reporting standards into integrated reporting," Wood said. "With over three quarters of the 4000 largest companies in the world ...