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Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... recommendation, ACSI noted that at Woodside, "there was a case for 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 ...

PwC, Institute of Chartered Accountants recognise NFP transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... 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 to 45 from 39 in 2009. Since the awards' inception ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Resilience and Recovery Programme," the company said. The stakeholder assessment drew praise from Edgerton. "In terms of workplace risk, a company like Rio could gain some good insight by tapping into those stakeholders, and then report better information ...

ANZ reviewing "sensitive sector" policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... consolidated, concise policy documents that are user-friendly and provide effective guidance to relationship managers and risk officers across our business." ANZ has a common set of policies governing customer engagement in the four sectors and cover ...

Global push for "report or explain" on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
A coalition of Australian and international sustainability organizations is calling on market regulators around the world to apply "if-not-why-not" policies for corporate sustainability reporting. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched the ...

Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Companies listed on 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 ...

Transparency improving around miners' ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
A growing number of mining and metals companies are providing data on social and environmental impacts, according to a report by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). Of the ICCM's 18 members, 17 reported on their sustainability performance ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), noted that sustainability reporting is a key component for their evaluation of company risk, and as such, needs to be accurate and complete. "For example, to compare companies in a sector against safety performance ...

UN PRI rolls out mandatory fees, expanded agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) will have to pay an annual fee to the secretariat from this month as the organisation embarks on a plan to increase its presence in markets around the world and provide guidance ...

Sustainability reporting: the drive towards integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... Principle 7 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations - Recognize and Manage Risk. Principle 7 establishes how companies should disclose and communicate "material" business risks, including: operational ...