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Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... pass. Although unsuccessful, the motion was called a "good first endeavour" by James Thier, a founding director of Australian Ethical Investment and co-founder of the Climate Advocacy Fund, which proposed the amendment. "This was the first time a climate ...

PwC, Institute of Chartered Accountants recognise NFP transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Mission Australia and Camp Quality have been recognised with the fourth annual Australian PwC Transparency Awards, which recognise improvement in reporting in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector. The awards are adjudicated in collaboration with the Institute ...

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 ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
An analysis of 10 large Australian companies has found that they are failing to accurately report their labour practices management and performance. Nick Edgerton, Colonial First State Global Asset Management Banarra, a Sydney-based consultancy that ...

GRI releases new standards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... of important, but often neglected, issues." The new standards do have impact on current sustainability reporting for Australian companies, said John Purcell, policy advisor, corporate regulation at CPA Australia. "It is relevant to specific areas of ...

UN PRI rolls out mandatory fees, expanded agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... develop regions in Germany and North America." Atkin also noted that funds garnered from the fees would be used to help Australian signatories to develop their expertise achieving long-term investment returns through analysis of environmental, social ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... 50. AGL is also ranked on the global Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for 2010/11. AGL was the only Australian company to be named among the 13 companies worldwide which make up the DJSI World electric utilities section. Ausgrid and ...

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 ...

Australian companies asked to disclose water exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
Australian institutional investors have for the first time asked 60 publicly listed companies to disclose their water exposure, but are not yet convinced that exposure to water scarcity will have a material impact on investments in the medium term ...

Mercer expands ESG consulting capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Prior to that, he was company secretary at the Australian Wheat Board. "In this investment environment, clients are particularly interested in the specialist advice that Mercer can ...