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GRI publishes linkage document for EU ESG directive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... GRI's deputy chief executive. "This publication is yet another example of GRI's commitment to advancing corporate transparency, as well as sustainable and inclusive growth within the European Union and beyond." Six thousand large, public interest enterprises ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... edge of innovation and problem-solving - cannot grasp the simple mathematics of wasted capital and the need for more transparency in investing, not less," said John Hewson, chair of the AODP. "We did not expect to find that there would be a lower participation ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... human rights and supply chain as issues on the agenda this year. There will also be continued work on supply chain transparency and management of ESG risks along the supply chain, said Richard Boele, founder and managing director of consultancy Banarra. ...

GRI launches Reporting 2025 initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... and SAP, GRI said. "The GRI Guidelines have evolved over the past two decades as societal expectations of business transparency and good stewardship have developed," Arbex said. "During the Reporting 2025 project, I will be speaking with top executives ...

ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has said it will this year continue to engage with banks for even further transparency. Last year, ACCR campaigned to get the four largest banks - National Australia Bank (NAB), Westpac, Commonwealth Bank of ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... you Pay Australia said this could influence Australia to adopt a similar regime here. Canada's Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act will require oil, gas and mining companies to report their payments to governments worldwide annually. It will ...

Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... "develop clear standards for the climate change impacts and benefits of bond finance projects," issuers to ensure transparency around use of proceeds and impact, and governments to develop projects that can be financed by green and climate bonds. See ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Guide 247 (RG 247), Effective disclosure in an operating and financial review, opening further opportunities for transparency around environmental and social issues and their material impacts as disclosed in the operating and financial review, while ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Wesfarmers has reported reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 4.1% in the 2014 financial year, increased supply chain transparency for its Kmart and Target divisions, and increased the number of women in senior roles to 29%, according to its sustainability ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... and how climate change considerations impact on strategic asset allocation. "Its' a vexed question," Atkin said. "Transparency is a motherhood issue. But from an investor's point of view, it is a competitive marketplace and information is an important ...