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KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
More than 60% of companies surveyed in a global KPMG report say they have a strategy for corporate sustainability, with cost reduction a key rationale and a primary focus on the environmental side, particularly on resource and energy efficiency. According ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative is developing sustainability reporting guidelines for the oil and gas sector, to be used by organizations for measuring and reporting on the economic, environmental, social, and governance dimensions of their activities ...

NSW coal miners engage in landmark stakeholder survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Miners in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales have engaged with stakeholders by commissioning a stakeholder survey to start a dialogue on the impacts of coal mining. The survey, commissioned by the New South Wales Minerals Council (NSWMC) shows ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto reported falling injury frequency rates, a year-on-year uptick in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity and a 40 per cent increase in community contributions against a backdrop of record US$14bn in underlying earnings and falling debt in ...

Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Companies listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) are now responsible for producing an integrated financial report that recognizes their impact on the environment and society and related reputational issues, or explaining why they are not reporting ...

Nominations open for GRI's Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative is calling for nominations for member to the 2012-2014 Stakeholder Council, its policy forum. There are 50 members to the Stakeholder Council, drawn from business, mediating institutions, and civil society organisations ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
An analysis of 10 large Australian companies has found that they are failing to accurately report their labour practices management and performance. Nick Edgerton, Colonial First State Global Asset Management Banarra, a Sydney-based consultancy that ...

GRI releases new standards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI ) has updated its sustainability guidance to enhance reporting of operations impacting on human rights, gender and community. The new version, 3.1, is touted as improvements that strengthen expansiveness of reporting ...

UN PRI rolls out mandatory fees, expanded agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) will have to pay an annual fee to the secretariat from this month as the organisation embarks on a plan to increase its presence in markets around the world and provide guidance ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
AGL Energy has won an award for its sustainability report at the Energy Supply Association of Australia's (ESAA) Sustainability Reporting and Innovation Awards. AGL's 2010 Sustainability Report was recognized for its "strong systematic approach to identifying ...