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EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... governance and human rights and these topics but I would like to add one very important factor and that is CSR - that means social aspects, of core labour standards, the environment, all this package of necessities, in order to have a natural resource ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... encourage organisations that use the GRI guidelines to provide disclosures and indicators on economic, environmental and social impacts that are material to their business. "One of the key benefits of the new G4 Guidelines is their redefined focus on ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... extractive companies make to governments in which they operate because it increases transparency around governance and social responsibility. The Australian government will shortly introduce legislation amending taxation law that will permit the disclosure ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Bangladesh is not very sustainable - it's gone up twice in the last six years. It has to go up at some point, or you'll face social unrest, which means a risk of production. Then you have to be aware of product quality risk, sweatshop risk. I would say ...

CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... framework is a principles-based structure to aid organisations in reporting on financial, manufactured, intellectual, human, social and relationship, and natural capitals that an organisation uses and affects as well as their business model.

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... consequences of tobacco products. VicSuper's current investment in tobacco accounts for less than 0.5%. "VicSuper takes social and environmental considerations into account alongside economic considerations," said Michael Dundon, chief executive, in ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Reconciliation Australia will work with partners and supporter to create reconciliation programs for wider community and social structures. See Also: NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has made its second loan, to fund the purchase of housing units in a retirement home park in Tasmania. The loan is towards the construction and installation of four, two-bedroom prefabricated units for the ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... been easier to incorporate," Thomas said. "The banks have done a lot of work on their own sustainability footprint and in social responsibility profiles. We'd like to see them do more of the same in terms of the capital they manage on behalf of superannuants. ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Although ESG research on the transport sector has focused more on environmental factors, AMP Capital Investors says social and governance risks also impact on short-term earnings and share price. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny There are three key risks to the ...