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Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... across industries," said Kiersten Barnet, deputy chief of staff to the chairman at Bloomberg. "More data and greater transparency in this space will allow investors to make better-informed decisions and help companies better understand their own progress ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... investment officer at Vision Super. "I think that was really notable in 2017, because make it at least data and reporting transparency a higher priority."" Vision Super developed a policy and operations to support voting on resolutions at international ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... guidelines," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "Also, the purpose of this is that we want to have as much as is possible, transparency around what goes into our decision-making processes when we decide how we're going to vote or engage on ESG issues." ...

Transparency around tax payments continues to be issue: CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Disclosure and transparency about tax payments continues to be an issue for global companies, as witnessed by this week's release of the Paradise Papers. The Paradise Papers investigation has sparked a renewed discussion of tax payments and tax minimisation ...

Climate Bonds Initiative analyses bond issuance from second quarter 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... publication in a joint series with the Climate Bonds Initiative, IFC is committed to contributing facts and greater transparency to this discussion." Of the green bonds issued in the second quarter, 54% of green bonds were allocated to dedicated green ...

ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... slavery risks," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "A reliance on voluntary self-reporting has not led to the level of transparency expected by long-term investors. "We want a robust framework that facilitates the sort of cultural change and long-term learning ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Billiton, questioning their continued participation in the Minerals Council, and to Woolworths, asking for increased transparency in human rights and labour rights in their agricultural supply chain. Dean Paatsch, director of Ownership Matters, told ...

WBCSD survey finds continued progress in quantity, quality of sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... reporting on ESG issues in the last 20 years as governments, NGOs, stock exchanges and others look to companies for transparency on their sustainability performance," according to the WBCSD report. A greater number of companies are also aligning their ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... it's just expected that they'll report. The financial services sector is expected to report because of demands for transparency around those metrics." Gruber has noticed an upswing in demand for GRI-based reporting of sustainability metrics from new ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... energy efficient buildings, and mandatory disclosure requirements make it clear what the performance is. Having that transparency in performance is driving a lot of outcomes as well. What it shows is that people are trying to find ways to go around blockages ...