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GRI opens comment on anti-corruption, GHG guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is asking for public comment on its G4 draft guidance for anti-corruption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting. GRI is currently developing the next generation of its sustainability reporting guidelines ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Jillian Broadbent has been named chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), with Michael Carapiet, Ian Moore, Anna Skarbek and Andrew Stock also named to the CEFC board. Broadbent, a member of the board of the Reserve Bank, chaired the CEFC ...

Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Superannuation funds are realising that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be integrated into macro-level investment decisions, and not merely as issues in individual companies, according to boutique fund manager Solaris Investment ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ is a leader both in Australia and internationally for the development, strategy and delivery of financial inclusion and capability programs, according to a third-party review of the bank. According to the review by the Allen Consulting Group, ANZ's ...

Equinix Sydney facility receives LEED certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system gold certification for the first phase instruction of its facility in Mascot, Sydney. LEED is ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
More than half of 211 ASX-listed companies have established a gender diversity policy as recommended by ASX Principle 3, according to a KPMG survey commissioned by the ASX. Ruth Medd The ASX survey showed that 61% of the 211 companies established gender ...

ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Companies' extra-financial information, such as disclosures on governance and environmental issues, is used by analysts and investors to help analyse and inform investment decisions, according to research conducted by the Global Reporting Initiative ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Emerging listed companies in the Australian mining industry are working to catch up with investor expectations on corporate governance and disclosure standards, according to BlackRock's Asia Pacific head of corporate governance and responsible investment. ...

Low Carbon Australia joins Climate Bond Standard group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has joined the Climate Bond Standard's energy efficiency working group, which will develop criteria to certify energy efficiency-related bonds. Low Carbon Australia will work with representatives from the International Energy Agency ...

Investors alert to possible Metcash poker machine move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
With retailer Woolworths Limited facing a November extraordinary general meeting (EGM) over a move to change the company's constitution to limit the poker machines they own to AU$1 maximum bets, another distributor, Metcash, faced media allegations ...