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PRI signatories develop farmland principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability, transparency and accountability of investments in farmland. The five principles provide best practice guidelines (see below) for due diligence and oversight and governance in investments in farmland. The Farmland Principles were developed ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Rhodes said. In addition to the requirements for suppliers and potential suppliers, Metcash's policy also includes guidelines for employee procedures such as the practices for interpreting and integrating the information from the online questionnaire ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... announce their approach to diversity in accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's new corporate governance guidelines on diversity [which came into effect on 1 January 2011.] Q: How does the book recommend constructing the board selection ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released the fifth edition of its governance guidelines ' A Guide for Superannuation Trustees to monitor listed Australian companies'. The guide, which is updated every second year, includes ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... in which they reside. The benchmark is based on current best practices and metrics include elements from the general guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), responsible investment rating agencies, and key performance indicators (KPI). "The ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... particularly gassy coal mines. Those packages will all be dealt with through the budget process. The same goes for the guidelines that will govern the operation of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. They're ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... there's a crisis or an issue arising of a more acute nature at some time. That can happen and does happen." In their guidelines for superannuation trustees who monitor Australian listed companies, ACSI states that prospective or current directors should ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 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 ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... reference to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidances, while "best practice"-rated companies reports according to GRI G3 guidelines, including "reporting to a GRI index and having declared an application level. The reporting could be either internally ...

Ten corporate sponsors for GRI's G4 development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... companies that will sponsor and support the two-year process to develop the next version of sustainability reporting guidelines. Alcoa, Enel, GE, Goldman Sachs, Natura, Shell will support GRI as it develops the G4 guidelines GRI will also use the expertise ...