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Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Nelmara Arbex is deputy chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which provides the most commonly accepted set of guidelines for sustainability reporting. During the Australian GRI conference in Melbourne on 26-28 March, Arbex spoke ...

International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Nicolson said. "In a nutshell, what it requires is establishment of a human rights policy, implementation of human rights impact assessments for new projects or business activities, mainstreaming or integration of human rights considerations across the ...

CSA warns on timing of undirected proxy vote legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... the largest shareholder base. "Just these few companies accounted for over AU$2bn worth of lost shares," CSA said. "The impact of the loss of such a significant body of votes could well be the tipping point for a resolution to 'spill' the board in 2012." ...

Australian Ethical funds post mixed month for February

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... underperforming the benchmark MSCI World (AUD) index, which posted gains of 3.2%. "The underperformance reflected a disproportionate impact from our solar stocks which saw the sector reverse a 19% gain mid-month to end the month down 6%," Australian ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
With some institutional investors turning their analysis to impact and social value investments, measuring how those investments provide value has also seen a concomitant rise in visibility. Social return on investment (SROI) is a principle that has ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... is separated from our products." Santos said it engaged in groundwater modelling in Queensland that indicates that their impact of coal seam gas production (CSG)is "manageable". "We are installing more than 40 new groundwater bores, automated monitoring ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... clarity on ESG disclosures, traditional accounting calculations can be used to provide analysis and information on the impact of things like carbon emissions activities under the pricing regime, Simnett said. "For example, if we have carbon intensive ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Australian companies should present more honestly their negative impacts on the economy, environment and society, as well as the positive ones, with stakeholders who read sustainability reports telling the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... some time around social housing and looking at bond structures and financing structures. It was a short leap to the social impact bond." Westpac has generated the funding structure for the bond, which will create tranches of debt with differing levels ...

Corporate sustainability a vehicle for value creation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... 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 that information. ...