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Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... practices has found that Australia is a midrange performer and that its performance in implementing and institutionalising sustainable practices in ICT usage has declined since last year. The survey was carried out by Fujitsu and gathered one thousand ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... the construction and real 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 ...

Integrated reporting discussion paper released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... and economic context within which it operates. By reinforcing these connections, IR can help business to take more sustainable decisions and enable investors and other stakeholders to understand how an organization is really performing. "The range of ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... infrastructure projects that provide a hedge against the anticipation of future costs on carbon emissions as well as meet sustainable investment targets. But while global bodies and governments - including Australia - call for increased investment in ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... re-invent the wheel." See Also: Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... remuneration and voting. "We've seen two different things happen," said Ian Woods, AMP Capital Investors' head of sustainable funds. "One is we've seen companies ringing up and responding to letters we've sent to them in previous years when we've made ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... private equity. CEO Peter Lambert talks with The Sustainability Report about the superannuation fund's approach to sustainable investment in practice. Q: What are the philosophical underpinnings to LGS's sustainable investment policies and how broadly ...

GRI and ISO agree to closer collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... practices," said Ernst Ligteringen, GRI CEO. ISO and GRI will also support and promote each other in initiatives related to sustainable development, such as the Rio+20 conference in Brazil in 2012, and in other programmes by organizations such as the ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Wholesale distribution and marketing company Metcash has tested its newly implemented sustainable supply chain management program by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native ...

Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... water sources in operations. But a 2010 report commissioned by ACCA in conjunction with Net Balance Foundation and the Sustainable Investment Research Institute (SIRIS) found most ASX50 organisations do choose to report on water usage, but according ...