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Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... climate litigation." However, Porter noted that the impacts of climate change can be mitigated if companies and other stakeholders use existing resources and technology and work collaboratively, and that there are benefits to acting. "The cost of inaction ...

Analysis: climate change, Australia and the fierce urgency of now

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... change are manifest today, not in 2030 or 2050. Institutions will be prompted to act by both internal and external stakeholders, but what this means for action going forward will be shaped by legal, fiduciary and reputational and social license obligations. ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... by business that they work. At the same time, when we ask why leaders took their potion, they highlight external stakeholders - predominately customers - and their employees. They're getting pressure from their people, they're getting pressure from markets ...

How the law can drive impact through investment: B Lab

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... US-based Business Roundtable revised its longstanding 'Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation' to commit to all stakeholders. To coincide with its 50th anniversary, the World Economic Forum launched a new Davos Manifesto, a set of ethical principles ...

ASFI identifies six critical challenges for sustainable finance roadmap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... financial services, as well as academia, civil society and government. ASFI will be engaging and consulting with stakeholders between December 2019 and April 2020. ASFI invites interested parties to make a submission to ASFI that is focused on one or ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... administrations," GRI said. The GRI Tax Standard focuses on public reporting - making tax information available to all stakeholders - and applies globally. "Tax avoidance is a leading driver of inequality and as such a responsible approach to tax by ...

Analysis: too big to be sustainable?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... that relate to money laundering, and worse, when those lapses lead to facilitating child sexual exploitation, how do stakeholders respond? And what is the risk to shareholder value? The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation ...

Investors considering their options in voting at Westpac AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Bristow, Clime CEO. "That short-term focus doesn't necessarily encourage that long term strategic thinking for all stakeholders, a broader view than just shareholder return."

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... support the industry in managing these risks." CARE Australia recently hosted a conference in Cambodia to draw in stakeholders from across the Mekong region, and has developed a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to provide concrete steps for ...

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Morphosis and a collaborative group spanning investors, developers, academics and other stakeholders have launched the Sustainable Digitalisation Project, aimed at embedding sustainable practices in the digitalisation of the real estate sector and Australian ...