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International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... human rights risks, Nicolson said. "In a nutshell, what it requires is establishment of a human rights policy, implementation of human rights impact assessments for new projects or business activities, mainstreaming or integration of human rights considerations ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... could provide information on transformation, Scott said. "In the microfinance industry, I think there's a lot of implementation on the first two parts," he said. "There are indexes of poverty, indexes of outreach, and ways of looking at client protection ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... the need to ensure that its commitments are taken seriously and implemented by its diverse membership base? JG: Implementation support is designed to make people's lives easier. RI can be resource intensive, but it can be done efficiently. RI is something ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting. Leaders include Novo Nordisk, Enel, Daimler, Nestle, Telefonica and Siemens. "Corporate sustainability implementation and disclosure both lie at the heart of the UN Global Compact," said Gavin Power, deputy director of the UNGC. "We therefore ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... countries in which they operate. Launched in June 2011, PWYP Australia is campaigning on two main issues - first the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which will be piloted in Australia from July, and second ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... government's Murray-Darling Basin water plan, Napier noted that the lack of unified voice in the industry is impeding the implementation of efficiencies to reduce usage. "Another good example where we've had a fragmented system is the voluntary buybck ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... also aligning ourselves with our members' environmental and social concerns," said Peter Lambert, CEO at LGS. "The implementation of the new carbon emissions and ESG reporting capability will enable us to better analyse and communicate our responsible ...

Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... superannuation trustees, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) said in a newly published guide to ESG implementation. "It is now considered that an ESG approach, particularly a 'mainstream' ESG approach focused on improving risk-adjusted ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Actual and perceived costs and benefits of wind farms can be influenced by "design, implementation and community engagement processes", according to a study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The CSIRO Energy ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... of implementing greater transparency has to be a consideration. "The challenge is to ensure that the cost of the implementation to provide more transparency isn't prohibitively high for fund holders," he said. "Really, this is a question of at what level ...