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EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... awareness of supply chain sustainability for many stakeholders. Yet despite the wide impacts of issues such as these, implementation of sustainable supply chain practices and investments not been uniform across all Australian industrial sectors, Jeyaretnam ...

NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... founding signatory of the UNPRI in 2006. Since 2014, signatories are required to publicly report each year on their implementation of the PRI's six principles across a wider range of asset classes and investment activities, including voting and engagement ...

Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... properties for energy efficiency purposes can post challenges both in terms of technical knowledge for design and implementation, but also because of the split incentives between landlords and tenants of multi-tenanted buildings. Certain upgrades like ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... multi-stakeholder group will be convened that will use the results of the pilot study and determine the process of implementation. "I think from our perspective,the next big challenge is what does happen with implementation on the ground, and related ...

GRI, Danish Institute for Human Rights collaborate on reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... GRI Global Conference. GRI and DIHR's collaboration comes as part of global governments' ongoing development and implementation f National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights. The partnership comes off the back of EU Roadmap to Business and Human ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... often on our mind... What is occupying our mind at the moment is how we can refine our processes to test out our implementation of the ESG policy. There are some specific things, specific decisions that have already been taken around implementation of ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... separately and in concert through the OECD to address tax transparency. The OECD has issued a time table to address the implementation of Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS). This includes 15 areas for identifying and curbing aggressive tax planning ...

New Community Sector Banking CEO outlines bank's value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... for more than 15 years in roles including head - customer led connections, responsible for the development and implementation of the banking service's "strategic direction for online banking, social media and mobile commerce," according to his LinkedIn ...

GRI releases drafts for first six GRI Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... GRI guidelines, but GRI said the standards have an improved structure, format and presentation. G4's content and implementation manual form the basis for the GRI Standards' content, GRI said. The standards will feature three "universal" standard applicable ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... understand he impact you're making, how do you understand what the opportunities are to implore program design and implementation." The idea of SROI measurement is less common in the corporate world, but as recent developments suggest, that's changing. ...