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ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... The second highest response, at 22%, was the development of a flagship sustainability initiative or an ongoing major strategy, while the setting of targets sand commitments was another important way of displaying CSR leadership, according to 12% of respondents. ...

IIRC, IASB agree to more cooperation on reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have signed an agreement that will see the two cooperate more deeply in the development of the integrated corporate reporting framework. IASB ...

KPMG: fraud costs Australian/NZ businesses $373 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand organisations have lost an estimated AU$373 million due to fraud in the last two years, but only 15% of organisations surveyed by KPMG see fraud as a key risk. Gary Gill "People don't take fraud, bribery and corruption seriously ...

GNDI: encourage board diversity, but not by quotas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... shareholder recommendations, stakeholder pressures, and mentoring programs. Furthermore, boards should, as long-term business strategy, look to encourage diversity in management. "To get diversity at that board level, it is important for the boards to ...

Local Government Super sells upgraded property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... the overall package funded by the Green Building Fund. LGS sold SKM House as part of an ongoing portfolio rebalancing strategy. "Superannuation funds need to remain within their strategic sectoral exposures for all asset classes they invest in," Churchill ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... investment, they will be more engaged with where their money is going," said Paul Smith, Australian Ethical general manager - strategy and communications. "Super is one of the biggest investments someone will make in their lifetime, and as we start to ...

ACCSR focus on responsible leadership in conference, report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... We're not there yet. There is still so much to do." That further progress is predicated upon integrating CSR in business strategy, and then holding CSR targets to the same measurement and implementation standards of other functions. "It's an integration ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... assets under management, with integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors being the single largest strategy employed by sustainable investors, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIA). Globally, at least US$13.6 ...

Drive to push corporate communication of ESG materiality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... two-thirds (66%) of CFOs reported they were "always" or "frequently" involved in driving execution of sustainability strategy in their organizations. More than half (53%) said their involvement had increased over the last year. More than three-fifths ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
More company suppliers than ever have identified current or future climate changes risks to their global supply chains, but only 28% of suppliers report having a target for emissions reductions. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Supply Chain's fifth ...