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Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... basic ESG disclosures should be made to investors. Brogden said that the superannuation industry should look to those guidelines as well. "We worked with ACSI last year to issue the ESG guideline and we think that's the best way to approach it," Brogden ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Reporting Initiative (GRI) is continuing to set up working groups for the development of the G4 next generation reporting guidelines. While nominations for the Disclosure on Management Approach working group close as of 13 January, more working groups ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... making strategies for both companies and investors, social issues will rise up the priority list, aided by international guidelines such as the so-called Ruggie Framework, otherwise known as the "Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework" proposed by UN ...

ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... carry out unpaid or low-paid work within a family setting, outside school hours," and to the establishment of a set of guidelines in partnership with the British Medical Association and the Department of Health that are aimed at "helping UK health organisations ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) addressed pre-emptive rights in its July 2011 governance guidelines. "ACSI recognises that equity capital raisings have the potential to dilute the investments of shareholders," the guidelines ...

Elders seeking new markets for live cattle export

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig features independent audits of abattoirs to ensure they are meeting World Animal Health guidelines. They require exporters "to trace cattle from properties, onto vessels, into feedlots and into abattoirs that meet agreed ...

Global Reporting Initiative calls for G4 public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... organisations and individuals globally to participate in a survey that will guide the development of the next generation of its guidelines. The first comment period on the G4 guidelines is open until 24 November and asks participants to share their views ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... on these initiatives will also vary between organisations." The report also notes that while there are a number of guidelines or frameworks for reporting and implementing various parts of supply chain sustainability, many are sector or product specific ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... said in its annual sustainability report accompanying the 2011 annual report. "Recent regulatory changes in Regulatory Guidelines (RG165) require a higher standard of complaint recording and handling, and we seek to resolve complaints at the first point ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... of an investment will be impacted by climate change." Although the working group has not generated a specific set of guidelines as yet, the goal is to articulate a set of points that would facilitate lifting some of the barriers to institutional investment ...