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Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... participation, and where are the points of intervention where they can add value through derisking," said Emma Herd, executive director, emissions and environment at Westpac. "The fact that they've also looked at a structure that is a deal-by-deal approach ...

SAM targets 2,500 companies for sustainability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... assessment has risen from 468 to 1,237. "We take a best-in-class approach in our assessments," said Rodrigo Amandi, managing director of SAM Indexes. "In this way, we strive to motivate companies in each sector to intensify their sustainability initiatives. ...

Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Nelmara Arbex is deputy chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which provides the most commonly accepted set of guidelines for sustainability reporting. During the Australian GRI conference in Melbourne on 26-28 March, Arbex spoke ...

David Green named Clean Energy Council CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... executive of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy (UKBCSE) from 2001 to the start of this year, and is an executive director of the International Business Council for Sustainable Energy, whose members include the Clean Energy Council. "As Australia ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... framework for evaluating program design and oversight. SROI could augment the SPM process, said Calum Scott, social impact director at Opportunity International Australia. "We're undertaking this not because we think we're going to nail this, not even ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... needed on the ground in our regions and guided by the deep expertise of our members," said Louise O'Halloran, executive director, RIAA. "Bringing that expertise together as a global force is an incredibly powerful benefit for our community of members ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Remuneration reports have become overly long and filled with legal jargon that is not easily understood, said Peter Morgan, founder of 452 Capital. Speaking at the Ownership Matters governance conference in Melbourne, Morgan told an audience of investors ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... emissions management; and successful community and landholder relationships," said David Knox, Santos CEO and managing director, in the company sustainability report. "I am committed to meeting or exceeding the highest legislative, ethical, environmental ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange should be disclosing their material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, including the future anticipated costs of carbon emissions, a panel of investment and accounting principles said. ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... stakeholders from using sustainability reports to understand sustainability performance," said Leeora Black, ACCSR's managing director and one of the authors of the report. "Readers want balance and transparency, as well as accuracy and relevance, because ...