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GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... list. "More and more organizations around the world are realizing the importance of their impacts on the economy, the environment and society, and they are starting to report on their performance in those areas," said Ernst Ligteringen, GRI CEO in a ...

NSW coal miners engage in landmark stakeholder survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... commissioned by the New South Wales Minerals Council (NSWMC) shows stakeholders are broadly concerned with public health, environment and economic issues and want more interaction with mining companies. The NSWMC commissioned The Australian Centre for ...

ANZ reviewing "sensitive sector" policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank is reviewing its sensitive sector policies to ensure that their corporate responsibility framework is consistent with their customer engagement in socially and environmentally sensitive sectors including water, forestry, energy and mining and ...

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
... 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. The JSE last year ...

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 ...

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 ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... (SIRIS) Associate Director of Research, Ben Spruzen. "When we think about sustainability, we don't just think about the environment; we also think about our responsibilities to all our stakeholders - our employees, our customers, our shareholders, and ...

PRI hires Rob Lake as director of strategic development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has hired Rob Lake as director of strategic development, effective 16 May. Rob Lake Lake will be responsible for PRI's country networks, signatory outreach and recruitment, the academic network and the public ...

Sustainability reporting: the drive towards integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
Chi Woo, KPMG There is growing acceptance that Australian companies should report ESG factors to their shareholders, and a call by stakeholders for greater depth and clarity in the information reported. Sustainability reporting has been hampered by ...