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New standards for measuring GHG emissions in value chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... collaborative body developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The Corporate Value Chain and Product Life Cycle Standards were developed with input from business leaders, NGOs ...

Christian Super allocates $6m to social enterprise fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to administer the AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). SEDIF was established to improve social enterprises' access to finance to help them grow their ...

Copper producer joins International Council on Mining and Metals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... member," Kloppers said. "It signals the company's commitment to working with their peers to advance the sustainable development performance of the sector in an open and collaborative manner." Four associations have also joined ICMM - the Ghana Chamber ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... community. Many of the top ten ideas from the workshop deal with the 'big picture' including changes to policy and the development of new policy, plans and regulation. The development of these ideas into concrete actions will require the input of multiple ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
A systemic fault in proxy vote registrations means that investors have no way of confirming that their votes have been received properly and accurately counted. The final step of the proxy voting process is completed manually by registrars and there ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... working relationships, balancing work, diversity and employment brand. Service excellence was identified as an area of development and will be a focus for the 2012 financial year. Overall, employee engagement and benefits have been identified by DEXUS ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... estate sector have the tools to communicate their impacts is vital if we are to move to a sustainable economy." CRESS's development was supported by Jones Lang LaSalle consultants and was developed by an international multi-stakeholder working group ...

Integrated reporting discussion paper released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Accounting for Sustainability Project, the Global Reporting Initiative, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the World Resources Institute, the World Intellectual Capital Initiative, the Carbon Disclosure Project, the Climate Disclosure ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Allens Arthur Robinson. "The industry has reacted quite strongly to the changes as it will be quite hard to find a development site that isn't within two kilometres of a house." The new rules affect not just future projects, but may also apply where ...

GRI and ISO agree to closer collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... and joint promotion and communication. GRI has previously worked as one of 42 organisations that participated in the development of ISO 26000, which gives guidance on social responsibility. After its November 2010 launch, GRI published a linkage document ...