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Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... comes with using factories in Bangladesh and Cambodia - will those costs savings on wages always be there? From a sustainability perspective, if a business model relies on underpaying workers, it's hard to see the sustainability of that in the long term ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... for the environment. Across all areas of government, both national and local, business and investment, action on sustainability is gaining momentum."

Video Panel: Ethical Investments: Design and Communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Ethical Investments: Design and Communication from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The Sustainability Report moderated this live panel debate in Sydney on the investment decision-making behind ethical financial products in the areas of superannuation ...

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... expectations about how corporations disclose and communicate their performance." In May, IIRC CEO Paul Druckman told The Sustainability Report he supports widening the business judgment rule to allow corporate directors to make forward-looking statements. ...

More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... should publish a CR report is over," said Adrian King, KPMG Australia's partner in charge of climate change and sustainability services. "Even though it is not mandatory, companies now recognize that stakeholders including investors, customers and the ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... risks, and how investors in real assets value and manage those risks and opportunities. Panellists spoke with The Sustainability Report after the conference. "I think it's difficult because you would normally have such a small percentage of your portfolio ...

GRI, RAFI to collaborate on human rights reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... "to 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. ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... that will conform with LGS's environmental, social and governance investment principles, Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at LGS, told The Sustainability Report at the time. See Also: Local Government Super selects SSgA for equities mandate VicSuper ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... can say a lot about the company and how it's managing the key intangible drivers, and therefore their earnings sustainability." Carlsson-Sweeny's research paper examined several factors across the ESG spectrum and assessed how they could be used to evaluate ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... corporate responsibility commitments in its 2013 annual review, a departure from previous practice of setting annual sustainability targets. Graphic courtesy NAB The Wealth of Opportunity strategy is based on three pillars, which NAB identifies as helping ...