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International Integrated Reporting Committee seeks pilot test participants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... reporting framework. The IIRC is developing a set of integrated reporting (IR) standards that will link an organization's strategy, governance and financial performance with the ESG context in which it operates. IR's goal is to demonstrate the linkages ...

Majority of ASX100 report on ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Minerals for a "comprehensive and high quality sustainability report" and GPT Group for "clear enunciation of corporate ESG strategy" and also highlighted ANZ 's interim corporate responsibility review. "Good reporting essentially involves: clear enunciation ...

OECD guidelines to promote more responsible business conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Ministers from countries belonging to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and developing economies have agreed to a new set of guidelines to promote more responsible business conduct by multinational enterprises (MNEs). ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... retailing company with A$51.7bn in turnover for 2010, has established a governance framework with sustainability in the strategy, from board to executive to "champions" embedded into the retail and logistics operations and uses a corporate responsibility ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... that, there is an interest in actively engaging with companies on ESG issues that may be perceived as risk to company strategy, and a lot of the risks as we've mentioned play out in the longer term. In particular for that team, there is a strong focus ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... ANZ's decision to release an interim report. "Once a year is enough in my personal opinion," said Michael Walsh, head of strategy and development, ethical analyst, at Hunter Hall. "If anything happens that's financially material, either from an earnings ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
More than 60% of companies surveyed in a global KPMG report say they have a strategy for corporate sustainability, with cost reduction a key rationale and a primary focus on the environmental side, particularly on resource and energy efficiency. According ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... determine the roadmap for how they should incorporate ESG and other sustainable investment ideas into their investment strategy. "For a lot of investors, we see them integrating ESG considerations into their - or their managers' - investment decision-making ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... additional disclosure to be mandated, because of the potential risk climate change regulation poses to the company's strategy." ACSI prefers to see investors engage directly with companies and use shareholder resolutions as a last resort, said ACSI CEO ...

PwC, Institute of Chartered Accountants recognise NFP transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... process in an increasingly competitive sector." Organizations' disclosure was assessed according to criteria including strategy, financial and operational performance, governance, risk policies and sources of funding. The number of entrants increased ...