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IIRC releases outline to integrated reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... framework as used in preparing an actual integrated report. "Integrated Reporting is a market- led initiative, driven by business and investor needs to gain greater insights into how a company's strategy creates and preserves value over the short, medium ...

Most Asia Pacific private equity investors monitor ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The majority of Asia-Pacific investors in private equity monitor, or expect to monitor, general partners' environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, in contrast to 70% of European investors and 27% of North American investors, according to ...

The UpSide interview: Dr Fraser Thompson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... on Vimeo. Kimmorley presents this interview, one in a series of discussions with UK-based climate change economics and business experts in The UpSide: what next for a sustainable Australia? The interviews focus on topics ranging from "from leading global ...

Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Accountants. "The focus of our chapter is on how the accountancy profession is meeting the public interest by accounting for the business impacts in the private sphere," Tingey-Holyoak said. "Accounting graduates can provide information on carbon and ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... parties can gain insight into exposures to risks related to water, said Professor Jayne Godfrey, Dean of the College of Business and Economics at the Australian National University and co-editor of the book. "If there are elements of water risk at, for ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Investors are reasonably empowered about their immediate information needs. The longer term strategic implications to the business will be what they're scratching their heads about." However, even as investors are sanguine about the immediate launch ...

CDP: water a substantial risk to ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... a Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) request for disclosure on water management identify water as a substantial risk to business, but only 55% report board-level oversight of water-related policies, strategies or plans. Marcus Norton The CDP sent its Water ...

ARENA board members, CEO named

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... private equity at Industry Funds management. Donaghey has a background in strategic planning, general management and business analysis with senior roles at Woodside Petroleum and BHP Billiton. Twidell is currently executive director of the Australian ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... down, and now that the general meeting was finished, the company would continue with plans put in place to evolve some business operations, Vernon said. "Over the last 18 months or so, we have been going through a bit of change, such as getting the back ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Governance Principles and Recommendations. Principle 7 establishes how companies should disclose and communicate "material" business risks, including: operational, environmental, sustainability, compliance, strategic, ethical, reputation or brand, technological ...