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Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... identified reputational damage as a risk, and said that it created a stakeholder engagement protocol based on industry best practice to engage with communities in which they operate. Australian businesses were included in the survey. Alumina, BHP Billiton ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
NYSE Euronext, parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, will join the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. The SSE Initiative is co-organized by the UN Global Compact, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the UN-supported ...

ACCA: Rio+20 corporate sustainability commitments "too weak"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... governments as well as relevant stakeholders with the support of the UN system, as appropriate, to develop models for best practice and facilitate action for the integration of sustainability reporting, taking into account the experiences of already ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... report. "It seems we're getting a similar kind of finding as in, there are very few - one or two companies - that are best practice, but even then, best practice doesn't match the level of legislation in the US and the EU," she said. "It's a mixed bag. ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... on sustainability disclosure. This proposal is an opportunity for the EU to position itself at the forefront of best practice and regain its global leadership."

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... the not for profits in claiming refunds and they can see immediate value for the franking credits. We think that's best practice. Currently, in our growth funds that have a benchmark that includes other assets, we have continued overweight Aussie equities ...

John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... chair of this group which will discuss issues that are having an impact globally on corporate governance, promote best practice and advocate on relevant governance matters that cut across national boundaries." GNDI organisational members include AICD ...

ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... application of our hydroelectric power policy, our aim is to work closely with our customers to transition towards best practice," the bank said. "We will support customers who are continuously improving infrastructure delivery and water management practices ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... financial inclusion strategy is both sound and represents first-mover advantage in community investment, and that the best practice aspects of the Bank's programs means that ANZ could generate considerable societal and reputational value if they apply ...

Integrated reporting a tool to telling value creation story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... in South Africa, but that early experience has shown several areas for future improvement by reporters to develop best practice - identifying qualitative materiality issues, establishing assurance process, making logical links and flows and other issues. ...