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Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... caught out in this, but for some reason, governments put a lot of faith in MLA and Livecorp. From a long term view, sustainability of the industry point of view, producers are being misled and it's going to take a lot of work to have faith in the industry ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... their ESG risks and performance." Ann Byrne ACSI released their conclusions in their fourth annual review of the Sustainability Reporting Journey, which evaluates how ASX200 companies disclose information on their environmental, social and governance ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... with our people about the impact they can have on greenhouse gas emissions," said Rebecca Pearce, CBRE's head of sustainability for the Pacific region, in a statement. "Ultimately we want low carbon behaviour to become business as usual at CBRE and inherent ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... VFMC as governance manager in 2009 from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. She speaks with The Sustainability Report about her remit and VFMC's view of ESG and sustainable investment practices. Q: Can you describe your remit at VFMC? ...

AustralianSuper hires investment governance manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... where he was head of ESG research. With Gray's appointment, Christodolou will now focus on the environmental and sustainability aspects of the fund's portfolio, she said. Christodolou will report to Gray and both sit within the fund's investments team. ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... attempted to do this, but Puma is certainly at the forefront, if not the first," said Geraldine Magarey, manager sustainability and regional Australia at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. "Often you hear that until you can put dollar ...

Report: 100 South African companies used GRI in 2010

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... South African companies has found that 100 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) have written sustainability reports based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidances for the 2010/2011 financial year, up from 86 the previous year. ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... decisions while releasing a report into their own 2010 responsible investment decisions. Amanda McCluskey, head of sustainability and responsible investment Colonial First State Global Asset Management In its fourth annual Responsible Investment Report ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... collaborate bodies and financial services firms to seek frameworks with commonly accepted metrics to benchmark companies' sustainability performances with the ultimate goal of using the data to mitigate ESG risks and push for improved management of those ...

Ten corporate sponsors for GRI's G4 development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Initiative has announced ten companies that will sponsor and support the two-year process to develop the next version of sustainability reporting guidelines. Alcoa, Enel, GE, Goldman Sachs, Natura, Shell will support GRI as it develops the G4 guidelines ...