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Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... evolve beyond compliance and realise the benefits of good governance practice, and take the opportunity to engage with stakeholders around issues like investment beliefs, remuneration philosophy, even effective board performance. These things are quite ...

GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... regulatory bodies of the GRI's standard setting role. GRI Focal Point Australia recently hosted a webinar for Australian stakeholders to outline the process and invite feedback. "The G4 guidelines were established with the intention of being standards-ready," ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... contribution to the transition to a green economy we need to head off catastrophic climate change." Several Australian stakeholders participated in the Green Property Technical Working Group, including Cath Bremmer of ANZ, Niall McCarthy of the Investor ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... project developers, because they will be the only ones that have projects registered to bid in." Yet another area that stakeholders want clarified is the way in which methodologies are generated. Under the proposed changes to the CFI by government, methods ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... linkage between the social programs and business impact. This is a huge area for companies to improve communication to stakeholders and shareholders." KPMG defined social investments as corporate donations of cash or products, employee volunteering ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... issues is part of managing intangible assets, and that managing a company's reputation with internal and external stakeholders is part of business strategy. "One of the key benefits of sustainability is really increasing the value and strengthening those ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... terms of what you're trying to achieve with sustainability reporting. Thinking about material impact information to stakeholders and material risks is also very important." National Australia Bank (NAB) engages in a two to three month materiality process ...

Government announces plan to abolish ARENA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... and this budget announcement would not affect those agreements, the agency said. "ARENA will continue to work with stakeholders to deliver these projects and monitor milestones as part of its mandate to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... their corporate responsibility, allowing businesses to benchmark against competitors and communicate progress to stakeholders. This year, Net Balance has partnered with BITC to manage the CR Index in Australia. The 2014 CR Index features a redesigned ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... land tenure study, Hanlon said. "A lot of that is a clear and accurate understanding, what communities and local stakeholders are saying, and making sure we can invest responsibly," she said. "With that asset, we didn't go in and buy the land, but rather ...