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Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Bloomberg has become an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Australian/New Zealand property companies continue to outperform global peers in sustainability reporting and performance, according to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2014 results. Australia/NZ property companies received an ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... the provider." The most widely accepted framework for reporting sustainability information is the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), with 65 ASX 200 companies are using GRI, based on listings on the GRI website, Net Balance said. With the roll-out of ...

GRI names Michael Meehan new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has hired Michael Meehan as its new chief executive. Meehan is a sustainability CEO and entrepreneur and has led companies in several countries, including Carbonetworks from 2004-2010 and iVeridis Corporation from ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... retailers. "Most companies planed for repeal," said Martijn Wilder, a partner at Baker & McKenzie and head of the firm's global environmental markets practice. "There's an expectation that it would be repealed in time, and now they will need to work ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... climate change disclosed by businesses are also recognised by the relevant city as well. Cities generate more than 80% of global GDP, have more than half the global population and consume two thirds of the world's energy, so cities' adaptation and mitigation ...

Global Reporting Initiative hires chief of staff

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
​​​The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has created the new position of chief of staff and hired Tuulia Syvanen for the role. As chief of staff, Syvanen will coordinate strategy development and monitoring and ...

GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is reorganising its governing bodies to strengthen its role as a standard setter for sustainability reporting. The changes will result GRI separating out its advocacy work from the standards-setting work and lead ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... and their financial performance. The Climate Bonds Standard for Green Buildings through its standardized measurement, reporting and verification procedure, provides investors with a more accurate understanding of the investment risks for energy efficient ...

ACCSR: Australian CSR integration is too little, too slow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... using that term very broadly- despite the fact that we have well established institutions such as the Global Reporting Initiative and the UN Global Compact, practitioners at the coal face are frustrated with the slow pace of change, the lack of leadership ...