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Australian mining companies report on human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... reach and diversity, and the four case studies address different human rights issues, but the commonality is that each company has committed to respecting human rights in a systemic fashion, said Richard Boele, a director of the Global Compact Network ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... photovoltaic power plant in northern NSW. CEFC and National Australia Bank also co-financed a project by Australian Agricultural Company Limited (AACo), for the installation of solar PV units across 15 grid-connected sites in Queensland and an innovative ...

ICMM members commit to adopt GRI G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... requirement to report to the core option of the G4 guidelines takes effect for the year ending 31 December 2015, and each member company will report and gain assurance against the G3 guidelines until they make the transition to the G4 guidelines, ICMM ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... goals for community engagement, 4% for their supply chains, 3% for water management and 1% for transparency," CDP said. No company reported a public policy target for water. "Although we are seeing great strides in corporate ability to identify water-related ...

Investors ask companies for information on fossil fuel exposures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Investment and Five Oceans Asset Management are part of the 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 ...

Companies face uncertainty from timing of carbon tax repeal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... considers either of these prohibitions to have been breached. "The sanctions for breaching these prohibitions are severe, and company directors or employees who are involved in a breach of these prohibitions by their company may also face pecuniary penalties," ...

Ethinvest rallies support for BHP Billiton board candidate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... clients that his experience would be necessary to BHP Billiton given the fact that it is the world's largest resource company with significant holdings in thermal coal and shale oil assets. "We heard that Ian Dunlop was going to nominate for the board," ...

Inalytics, PIRC find corporate governance, share price link

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... been several years in the making, said Amanda Field, managing director, Inalytics Australia. Because PIRC evaluates a company's corporate governance on four categories and a total of 16 sub-issues and indicators, the rating can delve specifically into ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... is a reappointed member of GRI's board. He is partner and chief executive officer of Amata S.A., a Brazilian forestry company. Waack is a board member of several national and international organizations such as FSC - The Forest Stewardship Council, and ...

Standard Life hires Amanda Young as head of SRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Standard Life Investments has enjoyed in attracting new SRI mandates clearly demonstrates the importance that both the company and its clients attach to SRI. Through our efforts I look forward to contributing to the development of the principles and ...