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Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Fulbright. "You can tie yourself up in knots in trying to understand superannuation regulation," El Hassan told The Sustainability Report. "It's prescriptive, it's multifaceted and multilayered. If we step back from the detail and just look through a ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Companies that lead in corporate responsibility are linking sustainability progress with remuneration and have strong stakeholder engagement on sustainability, according to the Business in the Community (BITC) 2014 Corporate Responsibility Index. BITC ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... (GRI) has welcomed the vote. "This vote is a victory for transparency and this is a great day for the future of sustainability reporting," said Teresa Fogelberg, deputy chief executive, GRI. "This agreement demonstrates the EU's strong commitment to ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... engaged in conservation and community engagement activities across its assets, the company reported in its 2013 sustainability report. New Forests, a private company, reported managing AU$1.95 billion in aggregate assets and committed capital, an increase ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... think about how they are disclosing non-financial information, said Matthew Bell, EY Australia climate change and sustainability services partner. "More investors than I imagined are using non-financial info to take business decisions," Bell said. "Two-thirds ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... and disclosure standards with an eye to improve processes based on feedback, Reynolds added. When asked by The Sustainability Report, Reynolds, the former CEO of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said she sees similarities between ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Westpac' strategic priority to "help find solutions to environmental challenges," said Siobhan Toohill, head of group sustainability and community. "Adopting this Compact means we'll be among global banking leaders working in partnership to support soft ...

IIRC, GISR agree to collaborate on integrated standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) have agreed to work towards complementarity and compatibility in the ongoing development of their frameworks and standards. Paul Druckman ...

GRESB launches 2014 survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has launched is 2014 survey, its fifth year of operation. In 2013, 550 property companies and funds, managing US$1.6 trillion in value, participated in the GRESB survey. The Global Real Estate ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Securities Exchange (ASX) has recommended that listed companies disclose how economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. This week the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council published a third edition of ...