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Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... new media such as Twitter and Facebook has increased the need for companies to behave in accordance with their sustainability policies to minimise reputational risk. He also cited the backlash that Harvey Norman co-founder Gerry Harvey saw after he announced ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability database

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a new database containing information on sustainability and environmental, social and governance of more than three thousand companies worldwide. The new Sustainability Disclosure Database permits free ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... they can appropriately price their products and services," said Mathew Nelson, Ernst & Young's climate change and sustainability leader. "The ability of businesses to begin to prepare for full trading is also impacted and there is a sense of hesitancy ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... product and service design and through marketing and engagement with customers, the report said. "Supply chain sustainability has three principal benefits," according to the report "Firstly, it addresses internal business risk, secondly it adds value ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... customer satisfaction, was nearly equal to 2010's 75.6% and higher than previous years, CBA said in its annual sustainability report accompanying the 2011 annual report. "Recent regulatory changes in Regulatory Guidelines (RG165) require a higher standard ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... in injury frequency in 2011 against an underlying profit of AU$652.4m, an 8.7% increase over 2010. In its 2011 sustainability report, Stockland also reported increased work to engage with customers in its commercial property portfolio. "In commercial ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
With the arrival of the annual general meeting (AGM) season, governance experts and sustainability researchers say that some issues at play this year will include executive remuneration and the processes around capital raisings, plus resolutions on ...

AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... the 6.09m BOE production in 2010, and an underlying loss of AU$16.1m for the 2011 financial year. In its fourth sustainability report, AWE, which currently has oil and gas interests in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Yemen and the US, noted that it ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... to stimulate private sector investment into climate change solutions that can create jobs and ensure long-term sustainability and stability at a global macro-economic level. IGCC, the US-based Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) and the European ...

New standards for measuring GHG emissions in value chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... (Scope 3) harmonizes global methodology to measure corporate value chain and greenhouse gas emissions to improve the sustainability decisions at the company level. "The new Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Value Chain Standard provides a much needed ...